Flamstead man catches hawk that had been attacking villagers for weeks

Steve Harris, 40, throws cage over Harris hawk in his garden after it stalked him while he was out jogging

A hawk which has been terrorising male residents of a Hertfordshire village for weeks has been captured by a local man after it stalked him through the village while he was jogging.

Dozens of villagers in Flamstead, near Luton, have reported being attacked from behind by the bird, identified as a Harris hawk, with some left bleeding and in at least one case requiring hospital treatment.