Rural crime

Officers said more than 35 lambs had been stolen from a farms in Perton and Heckington

Thames Valley Police's Rural Crime Taskforce said they have launched an investigation to find those responsible

Ormskirk and Rural West Lancashire Police have confirmed a 29-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the incident and he remains in police custody

The pair had targeted various farm businesses across the South of England including Sussex, Devon, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary has said it expects to see a rise in hare coursing incidents over the next few weeks

South Yorkshire Police said lambs left in the field have now been left without a mother

Police Scotland Tayside said damage from the incident led to the deaths of more than 3,000 bees

Police said two calves had been attacked during the incident, but one had sustained a broken leg among its injuries, which led to it being euthanised

The owners of the business have paid tribute to the work of the fire service