Two police officers ‘called in sick with fake flu so they could go on a cruise ship course’

PC Ben Matthews called in sick so he could go on a cruise ship career course (Picture: Cover Media)

Two police constables lied to their bosses and claimed they were sick with flu in order to go on a course about a cruise ship career.

PC Ben Matthews and PC Alex Tribe were caught in the act after pictures of them attending the programme appeared on social media.

They had already resigned from Kent Police at the time of misconduct proceedings earlier this month but bosses said if they had still been employed...