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'This has to stop': NFU demands funding reform to tackle rural crime
Rural crime cost the UK £44.1 million last year, prompting fresh calls for fairer police funding as farming leaders warn “this has to stop”. The NFU…
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Man admits role in UK-wide illegal meat trade linked to 'smokies'
A key figure in the UK’s illegal ‘smokies’ trade has pleaded guilty to food safety offences following a major investigation. Carmello Gale, 71, from…
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Fly-tippers to be forced into ‘clean up squads' under new crackdown
Fly-tippers who dump waste on farmland and rural areas will be forced to clean up their own mess and pay for the damage under tough new government…
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Unlimited fines introduced as tougher dog attack laws come into force
Farmers are set to benefit from tougher new laws on dog attacks, with unlimited fines and stronger police powers now in force across England and…
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EA gets police-style powers to target organised waste crime networks
Waste criminals could soon face police-style powers from the Environment Agency under a major government crackdown on illegal dumping and organised…
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Farmers warned to secure fuel tanks as oil prices drive theft risk
Farmers, landowners and rural homeowners are being urged to secure fuel tanks as soaring oil prices raise fears of a surge in rural theft. NFU Mutual…
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Seized criminal money used to tackle rural crime with new cameras
Cash seized from criminals is being used to fund new rural crime-fighting cameras across Essex, targeting offences such as hare coursing, fly-tipping…
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Farm ordered to pay £18,000 after slurry pollutes Bristol Avon tributaries
A Wiltshire farming partnership has been ordered to pay more than £18,000 after two slurry pollution incidents contaminated tributaries of the…
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New powers to tackle dog attacks on livestock come into force this month
New powers to tackle dog attacks on livestock — including unlimited fines — will come into force later this month, giving police stronger tools to…
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Police recover £850k of stolen vehicles and farm machinery in Essex raid
Police have recovered stolen vehicles and agricultural machinery worth more than £850,000 after uncovering a suspected rural “chop shop” in Essex…
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