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Thursday 15 Aug ust 2019 The Guardian •
15federalist class. I would go so far as to
say a traitor class, people who are con-
spiring with foreign powers .”
Braine took over from Gerard Batten
at the weekend after winning more
than half the Ukip members’ votes in
a four-way contest. He was nominated
by Batten, and shares similar far-right
views on Islam.
Asked why he had questioned
whether the public distribution of
the Qur’an could fall foul of laws over
incitement to violence, Braine said the
UK needed to “look at the relationship
between those verses and why some
people seem to be motivated to go out
and commit these acts”.
He dismissed the idea that a literal-
ist reading of aspects of the Bible could
also be problematic: “In Islam, over
1,400 years, we’ve seen expansionist
conquests, jihad, over 500 battles in
Europe. So I think it’s a very danger-
ous thing that you’re doing, trying to
pretend that these two scriptures or
religious traditions are equivalent.”
During the leadership race Braine
argued that there were now UK towns
and cities that were in eff ect no-go
areas for non-Muslims. He cited You-
Tube footage of “people being made
to feel very uncomfortable in areas of
east London”, but did not give details.Claims over wild
animal collisions
up 15%, says insurer
PA MediaMore than half of drivers have had
near misses with wild animals on UK
roads, a study suggests, with badgers
and foxes most likely to be involved.The study by AA Insurance said it
had had more than 1,750 claims in the
last three years for accidents caused by
collisions with animals. The fi gure rep-
resented a rise of 15%, with the average
claim costing £2,300.
A survey of more than 17,500 driv-
ers found Northern Ireland the most
likely place for a collision.
Drivers said badgers (51%), followed
by foxes (48%) and pheasants (38%)
were the most commonly seen road-
kill. Rarer breeds of birds such as red
kites, kestrels, hawks, buzzards and
owls were also reported to have beenhit, as well as hedgehogs, squirrels,
sheep, cows and even wild boars.
Cars that hit larger animals such as
deer were usually written off.
The Department for Transport
recently unveiled a new road sign
advising drivers to look out for smaller
animals. Janet Connor, managing
director for AA Insurance services,
said too many animals were killed in
collisions and too few drivers took
note of warning signs. “We hope that
the new sign means that drivers will
slow down and remember to look out
for all creatures great and small.”▲ Richard Braine: ‘Stop calling people
hateful bigots, racists, scum’
factors that may have contributed to
the accident.
“The reasons for our decision
not to recover the aircraft wreckage
have been explained in detail to both
families concerned,” a spokesperson
for the AAIB said.
“In February our underwater search
operation successfully located the
wreckage, recovered the passenger’s
body and captured substantial video
evidence from the scene using a
remotely operated vehicle.
“It was not possible at the time to
recover the wreckage. We have care-
fully considered the feasibility and
merits of returning to attempt to
recover the wreckage. In this case,
we consider that it will not add sig-
nifi cantly to the investigation and we
will identify the correct safety issues
through other means .”
Investigators issued the special
bulletin to warn other pilots and
operators of small aircraft of the risk
of CO poisoning. Although alarms are
not mandatory, the AAIB said pilots
should consider buying CO indicators.
A full accident report is not expected
to be published until early 2020, and
the investigation is ongoing.▲ Lawyers for Sala’s family want
the plane wreckage to be retrieved
▲ The pilot of the light aircraft, David
Ibbotson. His body is yet to be found
▼ Tributes to Emiliano Sala at FC
Nantes in France, where he played
before signing for Cardiff City
PHOTOGRAPH: EDDY LEMAISTRE/EPA
by adverse weather conditions. Sala’s
family called for the plane to be sal-
vaged “without delay”, but AAIB
said it would “not add signifi cantly
to the investigation” and that it was
continuing to investigate operational,
technical, organisational and human
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