Rise in rural crime costs a 'serious wake-up call' for farmers - union

BBC UK Saturday 30 May 2026, 05:13 UTC 1 min read

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The insurance firm says organised criminals will continue to find new ways to target farmers.

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Sumayah Nakazibwe and Stella Ariokot were frightened they would be next as fires took hold on neighbouring houses and rioters set cars alightFor four hours, Ugandan care workers Sumayah Nakazibwe and Stella Ariokot were barricaded into their house near Crumlin Road in north Belfast, smelling smoke leaking into their homes, and watching flames lick the walls of neighbouring properties. “It all started like people were just marching, young boys between the age of nine and 20,” Nakazibwe said....

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Rise in rural crime costs a 'serious wake-up call' for farmers - union

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