Thames Valley Police rural crime taskforce said they were on the scene of an arson to a haystack at around 9:30am.

Investigating officer PC Joe Gibson of the Rural Crime Task Force base at Newbury police station, said: “Savva has failed to appear at court and enquiries have been ongoing to locate him.

Police are investigating a burglary at a Pendle farm where thieves made off with high value goods.

Fire control received multiple reports of the campervans on fire and so mobilised two fire engines from Ilminster and Chard along with a water bowser from Yeovil at just before midday.

Animal rescue specialists and firefighters from Sturminster Newton, Poole and Blandford were called to Fiddleford Mill near Sturminster Newton yesterday morning (Tuesday, August 2) at 8.45am.

Around 25 tonnes of grain had to be emptied onto a tractor and trailer, under the supervision of the crews.

The fire service was called at 7.40pm with reports of a barn stacked with bales on fire at Hebden Farm off the B4040 between Luckington and Acton Turville.

A dog has been stolen from its owner in broad daylight while out for a walk in a popular County Durham park, as police are appealing for information about the beloved pet.

HUGE patches of burnt land have been discovered close to the Gwrych Castle Woods in Abergele, with police warning people of the dangers of camp fires and disposable barbecues.

Almost 3,000 animal cruelty calls have been made to RSPCA helplines over the last three years in the West Midlands and Staffordshire according to "shocking and deeply upsetting" new statistics.

Theft of farmers' livestock, vehicles and fuel is on the rise due to the UK's cost-of-living crisis, according to a new countryside crime report.

The cost of UK rural crime rose by more than 40% in the first quarter of 2022, new figures from NFU Mutual show, as criminals make up for time lost during the coronavirus lockdowns.

An idyllic countryside spot next to the River Wensum has been ruined by littering louts dumping piles of rubbish.

Nine fire crews are currently battling a large field blaze near Long Stratton.

Stephen Clare, who regularly takes his 12-year-old daughter for bike rides around the area, says the issue is getting worse.