A shocked farmer yesterday warned livestock owners to be on their guard after one of his cows was shot with a powerful crossbow.
Alan Watson, 48, branded the attacker sick after a brass-tipped bolt was driven almost eight inches into the animal's shoulder.
A vet removed it from the distressed cow, which is now recovering in an isolation unit after the wound was disinfected and it was given a course of antibiotics.
A retired nurse who went on a bizarre wrecking spree in her car is so distraught she will never drive again, a court heard.
Grandmother Linda Glover, 60, caused £20,000 of damage when she smashed her Land Rover Discovery into vehicles, bollards, fencing and shopping trolleys in the car park of the Asda store in Blyth, Northumberland, last April.
Burglars, thieves and assorted criminals beware - a crack team of canine crimefighters is on your trail, and there is nowhere to hide.
In recent weeks, the 20 specially-trained dogs used by Northumbria Police officers have chalked up a string of impressive results in the battle against rural lawbreakers in Northumberland.
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