Love in the special forces

A match-making service has been set up in China for SWAT-team officers who are too busy to find love.

Police chiefs set up the dating scheme by putting up posters of the special forces staff listing their likes and dislikes in Beijing.

The idea has already proved to be popular with about 5,000 people visiting the launch.

A police spokesperson said: "Special officers train all the time and have very dangerous, tough duties which leave them no time to socialise.

"And unlike ordinary police they don't meet nice, regular people in the line of duty, just very dangerous criminals."