Rural crime

The NFU said rural communities do not feel adequately protected against criminals with incidents continuing to 'blight' farming communities

Charles McCombie of Auchincrieve Farm said his family were heartbroken to see the aftermaths of a suspected dog attack which has left lambs without a mother

Silage effluent found to have polluted watercourse close to Taunton dairy farm

Judge Christopher Vosper KC said the defendants had 'taken a cavalier approach to the regulations designed to restrict the spread of bovine TB among cattle' and described their actions as 'reckless'

Police Scotland Forth Valley said three lambs were found dead at a farm in the Leny Feus area of Callander

Avon and Somerset Police said they were treating the incident as deliberate which left a barn and its contents destroyed

The family of Owen Lewis have paid tribute to a 'much loved son' after he was killed in a road traffic collision in Carmarthenshire

Humberside Police Rural Task Force said the remains of the Lleyn ewe, along with her unborn lambs, had been found in an alleyway

Dorset Police Rural Crime Team said the three-week-old ram and two-week-old ewe had been stolen from a farm near Bridport

New figures have revealed only 258 police officers and staff are dedicated to rural crime teams across England and Wales