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    Mike Oxsore wrote:
    Nothing to do with this story I know but comments aren't allowed on the 100 mph in a 50 mph zone road rage driver story, probably due to the ethnicity of the defendant.

    I want to take my hat off to the Judge for both his comments and his imposition of a decent sentence.
    This thing happens on a regular basis on the motorways of east Lancashire. I have also personally been subject to aggressive dangerous Asian male drivers on the motorway and I'm so glad that justice is finally getting dished out.
    This total scumbag Khan could have killed somebody but wouldn't have given a toss. Let this be a lesson to all the other tossers out there who think they can bully their way along the roads using threats and intimidation in their blinged pimped up shiney lease cars.
    Mike,
    It would have been nice if you had included a link to the article that you refer to,
    http://www.lancashir
    etelegraph.co.uk/new
    s/10033905.Brierfiel
    d____maniac____hit_1
    00mph_in_50_zone_whi
    le_texting/

    It's a shame that it takes an accident for Police to do anything about this type of driving. All to often you are just fobbed off when you report such things.
    Fortunately, technology is going to catch these people out in the very near future, when an electronic 'black box' is going to be fitted to all cars that records the way that the car is being driven. Currently available for those in the 17-25 age group as a personal choice for reducing insurance premiums, so that the lunatic driver pays more, as the careful driver pays less. Ingenie is going to be the way forward in catching these people since it's impartiality cannot be refuted. So by the time this man gets back on the roads, his first vehicle is going to be fitted with one...
    Road rage will go the way of the Dodo and rightly so."
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‘Illegal poisoning’ of animals in East Lancashire is on the rise

‘Illegal poisoning’ of animals in East Lancashire is on the rise ‘Illegal poisoning’ of animals in East Lancashire is on the rise

SQUIRRELS are being targeted in an ‘illegal poisoning campaign’, police said.

Officers said gardeners were luring the animals in with bait, such as nuts, attached to rat poison.

They believe the incidents are deliberate and have warned people to take care when using pest control.

Experts said the poisons have the potential to kill wild animals and domestic creatures.

Special Constable Phil Sanderson, police wildlife officer, said poisoning crimes were on the increase this year.

He said: “We’ve dealt with a number of incidents involving not just squirrels but other animals too.

“In one case, a dog had to be taken to a vet after coming into contact with rat poison. Pigeons have also been targeted with slug pellets.

“If the poison acts as it can do, animals will essentially bleed to death, which is a horrible way to die.

“We know that people want to protect their gardens but these poisons are harmful not only for animals but also extremely toxic if picked up by children.”

Vitamin K can be used as the antidote for pets or humans accidentally or intentionally exposed to the poison.

The Lancashire Wildlife Trust said that while it hadn’t received any reports of squirrels being targeted, it could offer advice on wildlife-friendly gardening. A spokesman said: “The use of slug pellets and rodenticides can have a fatal impact on the wildlife that visits a garden. Hedgehogs, squirrels and birds are likely to eat any poisons left out.”

Police are advising anyone who finds potential poisoning cases not to touch the animal involved and to call the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 0800 321600.

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