THIEVES have stolen five adult black Aberdeen Angus cattle from a barn in Beoley in Redditch.

The animals were reported as stolen in the last two weeks.

A police spokesman said: "The cattle were likely stolen between December 13 and December 27 and will probably have been taken for slaughter as they are travelling without animal passports."

The tag numbers for the cattle are UK302440300257, UK302440300306, UK302440500399, UK302440500420, and UK939927181334.

If you have any information please contact the police on 101 quoting 22/2297/18