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Poppy sellers will receive protection from Royal British Legion "minders" for the first time after a spate of attacks last year in which volunteers were verbally abused and spat on.
The unprecedented security will be provided for young Army cadets in Bradford, West Yorks, after the attacks on teenage collectors.
The security chaperones will accompany the volunteers, aged between 10 and 17, amid concerns many are now too frightened to participate in fund-raising efforts.