Rural crime

While overall UK crime fell by 6%, the cost affecting Northern Ireland has risen to over £2 million

Although the cost of rural crime across the UK fell by 6%, in Scotland it rose by 14% reaching £1.4 million

Officers said a member of the public had to pull the dog away from the sheep in order to prevent further injury

Wiltshire Council said the resident had made no attempt to use the household recycling centre which was open on the day the waste was dumped

Suffolk Constabulary said Linda Lawrence has been made subject to an indefinite ban on dog ownership as part of her sentence following a livestock worrying incident in the county

Two men arrested as officers urge farmers and landowners to come forward with CCTV footage

Police said it suspects that two fallow deer were shot by poachers in Lincolnshire

Jose Lopez-Vidal appeared in court for the second time in 10 months to face livestock worrying charges

Police issue warning to youngsters after pair caused thousand of pounds' damage to crops