The number of bobbies on the beat in Scotland has plunged to its lowest level since 2008.
More than 300 Police Scotland officers on full-time equivalent contracts left the force in the first three months of this year - almost two per cent of force.
The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) said many of those leaving were cops who had delayed their retirement so they could continue to serve during the pandemic - a situation they claimed was "entirely foreseeable".
