'English towns face higher flood risk from proposed Welsh wind farms' - your letters, plus a picture throwback of RAF volunteers at Cosford

Windfarms will add to flooding

I sympathise greatly with the folk of historic Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, who are currently suffering very bad flooding. Being at the confluence of the mighty Severn and Avon, it has always been prone to flooding.

Sorry to bring bad news, but do English readers realise that there are proposals for up to a thousand gargantuan wind turbines across Wales, averaging a colossal 750 ft in height? They will all have truly massive concrete bases and miles of wide tarmac supply tracks. These non-absorbent surfaces will replace highly absorbent peat, moorland and forestry across the vast catchment areas of the Severn, Wye, Avon, Teme and several other rivers that flow from Wales down into England!

Not only Tewkesbury, but Shrewsbury, Worcester, Hereford, Gloucester and several other English towns and cities will be at far greater risk of severe flash-flooding in future, unless these dangerous, ridiculous proposals are scrapped. Be warned!

Scotland's Bute Energy alone propose 22 giant wind farms in Wales! Object vociferously to the Welsh Government in Cardiff and to your MPs!

Lyn Jenkins, Cardigan

Should vermin foxes be culled?

If foxes are vermin, then perhaps they should be culled, as were the badgers, wolves and bears. There would be no need for hunting with hounds then.

Of course the hunters would be the first to complain, no foxes to hunt. Foxes were imported to Australia in the 1800s just for hunting, now they are a great problem.

At the current rate of animal extinction, soon only humans will be left.

Trevor Clift, Midlands

Donald right on immigration

Donald Trump has quite rightly been strongly criticised for his recent outrageous statements and declared intentions. However, in my view, the one thing he has got absolutely spot on is the US policy on immigration and the repatriation of illegal immigrants, something which has eluded successive UK governments for the last 20 years.

Despite the OTT behaviour of ICE agents in Minneapolis, resulting in two fatalities, the principle under which they operate remains sound. That is, they are authorised to seize illegals on the street and out them onto a plane.

I would argue that the prospect of this immediate ejection is the only real deterrent to the thousands of illegals who daily walk our streets with impunity. Compare this strong, albeit controversial, action with the pathetic and risible solution of loser Starmer in trying to persuade the Chinese not to sell outboard motors to the gangs operating the boats.

B Williams, Midlands

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