Volunteers and council staff have completely removed a barbed wire booby trap which posed a threat to Wigan woodland walkers and cyclists.

Disgusted Shevington residents say that someone could have been seriously injured had the garrotte-type booby trap not been ...

Other forms of traps include leghold traps which, when sprung, grab and hold limbs; wire snares which, when tripped, encircle and tighten around body parts; and Conibear traps which are designed to ...