David Rathband, the police officer who was shot and blinded by fugitive gunman Raoul Moat, has been found dead at his home in Northumberland.

PC Rathband set up the Blue Lamp Foundation charity to provide financial help for members of the emergency services who were severely injured.

First patron of the charity, entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne, paid tribute to PC Rathband on the Today programme.

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