Rural crime

On Monday (January 12) three gimmer lambs were reported missing from Lane end Farm in Bradford

North Yorkshire Police said RSPB covert cameras had shown Thomas Munday entering a cage trap and striking a common buzzard with a stick, killing it, then tossing it into the front of an all-terrain vehicle and leaving

As harsher penalties are set to be introduced, the organisation says its survey aims to continue supporting farmers and raising awareness

Lincolnshire Police said around 20 dogs had been running across the tracks

HSE investigators said Cornish livestock owner failed to take action to remove the cattle or control risks

The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill received Royal Assent earlier today (December 18)

Police rushed to a farm in Kent after a report of a submerged tractor in an area of water

Lord Colgrain, commenting on the passing of the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Amendment Bill in the House of Lords, said it could be one of the best presents for farmers this Christmas

Chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee demands answers after several sites failed to be discussed

The investigation into the illegal waste dumping continues after an arrest was made earlier in the week. Now multi-agency work aims to prevent further environmental threats to the surrounding land and waterway