Windfarms in England hit by wave of copper cabling thefts

Experts says organised criminal gangs could be behind spate of incidents over past few months

Copper thieves have been targeting England's onshore windfarms, and security experts say organised gangs could be behind the crimewave.

At least 12 large windfarms across Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Essex, Humberside, Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have fallen victim to cabling thieves in the past three months.