Overall in the Midlands, there has been £10.6 million worth of theft. The NFU says the crime is being driven by organised gangs targeting high value tractors and livestock.

The high speed rail company is exploring more than 10,000 years of history along the 150 mile route from London to the West Midlands.

A minister had to be freed from a farm, after an anti-HS2 campaigner locked a gate to try to prevent her from leaving.