QUIRKY WORLD ... On the lamb: Police hunt down sheep robbers

ENGLAND: Three men are being questioned on suspicion of theft after police spotted some sheep being transported through the suburbs in the back of a people carrier.

West Midlands Police said officers on patrol spotted the Ford Galaxy’s unusual cargo while on patrol in Hob Moor Road in Yardley, Birmingham, in the early hours of Tuesday.

The driver initially tried to evade police but the Ford was later abandoned by three men after hitting a parked car, a spokesman for the force said.