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Thanks to Flora Grafton and BBC News Online for the Headline

The Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit(YHROCU) issued a warning to ATM users about a ‘cash trap’ scam. Currently Yorkshire is being targeted.

The unsuspecting ATM user requests cash and it is debited from their account however at the point of despatch the money is held back by a device fitted to the machine. The ATM user then will have to contact their bank, but by the time they have done that the money has been collected by the criminal and the ATM user has been defrauded.

The Police have asked that members of the Public be vigilant when using ATM’s, they should check the machine for any unusual attachments, loose fittings or signs that it may have been tampered with.

If cash does not dispense but your bank account is debited, report the matter to your bank immediately and contact Report Fraud or you local police force.

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Thanks to Alice Cullinane and BBC News Online for the Headline

Staffordshire County Council have again hit the headlines, but I must just congratulate them on still having Council run libraries.

Libraries are for people to read in and to enjoy books and learn should they choose about different subjects and cultures.

They do not need to celebrate anything other than their role of having good archives and a good selection of books, DVD’s , Wi-fi and access to a computer for those who need one. A coffee shop is a plus and a nice place to meet and have a chat.

Yes libraries are good for everyone, so congratulations to Staffordshire Council for keeping theirs going.

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Thanks to Vincenzo Genovese and Euro News for the Headline.

Spain and Denmark both have elected Socialist Governments however their views on illegal immigration are the polar opposite. They are both members of the EU , so Denmark has asked that the European Commission examine the Spanish intention to legalise 600,000 illegal immigrants currently residing in Spain.

The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is adamant that Spain’s action’s will make Europe an attractive prospect for those wishing to risk illegal immigration and the difficulties associated with their journeys and indeed their arrival in their Country of choice. Spain should act with other Countries in the EU and have a tougher stance.

Spain is looking at the humanitarian and economic argument. Perhaps , Spain has illegal immigrants contributing to their economy positively and by legalising them they will be able to contribute taxes etc.

Apparently within the EU PM Frederiksen is aligning herself with the Italian PM Meloni and are now part of a group of EU Countries pushing for tougher action on illegal migration.

I suppose how you treat animals can be transferred to humans, and I remember Marius the giraffe in Copenhagen Zoo, who was euthanised in 2014 on the basis of availability of space and genetic material. Other organisations offered to rehome the animal for it to live out it’s life but were refused. If Marius’s genes were wrong then why was he born?

And so the push to ensure that the gene pool is kept clean continues in Denmark and they will push within the EU to achieve it.

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Thanks to Cameron Weldon and BBC Online News for the Headline.

Well the good news is that in November 2025 the Minister for roads and buses at the time, Simon Lightwood MP, wrote to all local authorities in England (not sure what happened to the rest of the Country) to pause the installation of floating bus stop designs which require passengers to board directly from or onto a cycle track.

The bad news is I wonder if cyclists have been giving the finger to people who are moving too slow and who get in their way when they are trying to get by. I hope no one has been seriously injured.

The floating bus stops are designed to protect cyclists from main-road traffic but unfortunately leave vulnerable people having to negotiate the hazard of crossing a two- way cycle path when they are getting on or off a bus.

Surely the Highway Code is quite clear that drivers need to look out for cyclists on the roads , not sure where the Law stands on someone who is on a cycle path and who through no fault of their own causes an obstruction because they simply cannot see or hear a cyclist.

The petition has been handed into Whitehall to get rid of all the floating bus stops. I hope common sense prevails and the safety and well-being of the vulnerable takes priority over cyclists who are road users just like anyone else.

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