NEWS: XMAS CRIME WAVE HITS THE FANCY
CALLOUS bird thieves have spread Christmas and New Year misery by stealing more stock in the holiday fortnight than record keepers can ever recall.
■ Attending the British Hawking Association Christmas party with his wife and daughter cost Terry Burden a bird that had taken him years of negotiation and thousands of pounds to buy. When he returned to his home, he found his blue Mazda van and trailer gone and
