just in response to the "nasty big bugger", i never thought rats could take down children untill i spotted the rat myself just last night. i thought the young lady might have been in shock and therefore exaggerting the size of the beast... when infact the rat could easily take down a small child! later that night i rang the council in order to sort the issue and they asked if i could provide them with any evidence of the monster... so, due to me being a keen amateur photographer i decided to go and try and get a photo this morning! and much to my surprise, it showed it's face right outside the front door. ive attatched the image in order to show the scale of the "bugger" and i will be passing it on to the local council. thanks...