A Tweet from Sussex Police Rural Crime Team read: "Disappointing to find Graffiti across the grade 2 listed control tower at Tangmere airfield today when we attended the location."

Officers from the TVP Rural Crime Taskforce have completed training to help deal with offences against wildlife.

Rural Crime Team officers from Northamptonshire Police and the National Wildlife Crime Unit launched a joint investigation in July 2018, after Zheng was found to be selling illegal Musk products on the internet.

The massive haul containing more than 1,600 Asian hornets were hunted with the majority hoovered up, thrown in a plastic bag and frozen alive, writes Tom Bevan, SWNS.

Sky lanterns are made out of paper and wire and contain candles which, when lit, lift the lanterns into the sky. However, once released, they cause littering of the countryside and can also pose a danger to livestock.

Sgt Robert Maris of Thames Valley Police's Rural Crime Team said: "[It was] swift work from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service to put out this field fire that could easily have spread to neighbouring areas."

The Thames Valley Police rural crime taskforce is equipped with a fleet of drones to assist with capturing evidence and locating suspects around the county.

It is not known what has caused the fire, but witnesses say it appears to be on farm land, with horses also believed to be nearby.

PC Graham Bilton, North Yorkshire Police's wildlife crime officer for the Scarborough area, investigated the incident.

Charles Goadby, whose family farm near Nuneaton, shared the clip on Twitter following his nephew’s encounter with the fly-tipper late on Monday evening (12 September).

On September 4, AR activists stopped operations in seven UK dairy production sites by locking themselves on to trucks and blocking roads. The Bristol activists who targeted Bridgewater and Muller Foods distribution centre in Gloucester are celebrating victory after discovering gaps and empty shelves in various supermarket’s milk sections, which they claim are a result of their actions.

At just after 4.45pm this afternoon (Friday) Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that the barn is on fire in the Downgate area.

Police in Mid and East Antrim are continuing to investigate an increase in burglaries in recent months, particularly within rural parts of Ballymena.

A man who set fire to three farms, resulting in approximately £750,000 worth of damage, has been sentenced to four years in prison.

In a recent warning to parish councils about thefts of underground BT cables as part of rural crime Operation Randall, Norfolk police stated: “The theft of these cables is incredibly disruptive to the community. Please be vigilant and contact us if you see manhole covers moved or people hanging around them.”