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BBC News
27-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Appeal after miniature pony stolen from Soham stables
A miniature pony called Mini Mouse has been stolen from its stable during a burglary over the bank holiday Police said the brown and white six-year-old animal was taken from The Butts in Soham at some point between 17:00 BST on Sunday and 09:30 on Tom Nuttall from the force's rural crime action team added: "This miniature pony, though small in size, is a big part of a family."He appealed anyone with information to come forward and asked for any relevant dashcam or doorbell footage to be shared with officers. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Cumbria Police warn that agricultural thefts are continuing nationally
CUMBRIA Police are warning rural workers that agricultural equipment continues to be stolen. On a national level, this has a big impact on businesses. Members of the rural crime team visited Penrith and District Farmers Mart to check machinery and tools. In a post on social media, Cumbria Police wrote: "Nationally, construction and agricultural equipment continue to be stolen, which has a huge impact on both the industry and businesses. "Locally, we've seen machinery without an engine getting targeted, most trailers, tractor attachments, and sheep handling equipment. "It also affects people who unwittingly buy stolen property without realising. "We're grateful to Penrith and District Farmers Mart for welcoming us last week to check machinery and tools ahead of their quarterly auction, supported by colleagues from the Special Constabulary and our Rural Crime volunteers."
BBC News
23-05-2025
- BBC News
Surrey Police swab peregrine falcon chicks for DNA database
Police officers have taken DNA swabs from peregrine falcon chicks as part of an anti-wildlife crime from the samples will be added to a national database used to identify trafficked peregrine are highly prized in the illegal wildlife trade, and two clutches of eggs were stolen in the county last year, Surrey Police crime officers took swabs from three chicks which recently hatched in the county on Thursday. Police can use the national database to identify stolen existing and future siblings of the swabbed chicks, the force said. Surrey Police said officers were assisted by ringers from the British Trust for Ornithology during the swabbing chicks were returned to their nest after being swabbed and tagged.A spokesperson said: "We ask that anyone who lives in or recognises the area around the nest site does not disclose its location so we can continue to protect these birds and keep them in the wild where they belong."
The Independent
22-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Watch Trump and South Africa's president in tense exchange during Oval Office ambush
Donald Trump confronted South Africa 's president over unsubstantiated claims of genocide against white farmers in South Africa in a tense Oval Office exchange on Wednesday (21 May). The US president showed Cyril Ramaphosa copies of tabloid articles he claimed represented 'thousands of stories' about 'death, death, death.' Mr Trump also asked for the lights to be dimmed to play a video showing an opposition leader chanting 'Kill the Boer!' and what he claimed were burial sites of murdered white farmers. The South Africans pushed back on the claims, emphasising that the government was against the opposition's views and that the country has a rural crime problem that impacts everyone.
BBC News
06-05-2025
- BBC News
Northamptonshire Police hold tack marking events for horse owners
Officers hold tack marking events for horse owners Tack marking allows items equipped to horses, such as saddles and bridles, to be identified Rural crime officers and volunteers have helped horse owners protect their equipment at a series of tack marking events. The free sessions were part of Northamptonshire Police's support for Operation Gallop, a national awareness week dedicated to tackling crimes affecting the equestrian community, and saw about 50 items of tack marked. Tack marking is a method of identifying items equipped to horses, such as saddles and bridles, to deter theft and also aids in the recovery of stolen property. The force's rural crime team also visited horse owners and riders to share crime prevention advice.
