Rural crime

Dyfed-Powys Police said over 70 ewes had been stolen from enclosed farmland in the area of Merthr Cynog toward the Upper Chapel

Sian Rees, a farmer from Llanrhidian, said she had lost 40 cows on the roads alone since 2021

Warwickshire Rural Crime Team said they made the offenders clean up the rubbish they had fly-tipped close to the Packington Estate

The Environment Agency said Roger Baker had deposited the waste at a farm in Exeter but then failed to remove it after over five years

Detective constable David Hall of the North Wales Police Economic Crime Unit said the actions of the defendants could have ‘far-reaching consequences' due to traceability issues

NFU Mutual said it has provided funds for the officer - specifically targeting livestock thefts - to join the National Rural Crime Unit

The Crown Prosecution Service said John Price had been responsible for illegally felling a large area of alder, willow, hazel and thorn trees which were around 50 years old

Essex Police said thieves had also stolen around £40,000 worth of equipment from the farm

Defra said an owner would be committing a criminal offence if they did not have a certificate of exemption

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire had caused damage to a barn including a workshop and three vehicles