"It feels like there is a tsunami coming at us around all of these issues."

This makes it easier to spot stolen items, making them less desirable to thieves."We want to send a clear message to offenders that if you are thinking to stirrup trouble for our equine communities, we will do all we can to hold you accountable for your actions," Ms Schofield said.

A former World War Two Royal Air Force navigator known as "the Poppy Man" in his town has been named in The King's New Year Honours List.George Kelly, 101, from St Ives, Cambridgeshire, "has given over 40 years of selfless voluntary service" to the Royal British Legion, according to the Cabinet Office.Mr Kelly's 40-year RAF career included taking part in

, and he was awarded the Air Force Medal.He said being appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "took me rather by surprise", adding he was "just one of a team" of other volunteers.

Mr Kelly, who has previously served as the secretary, chair and president of St Ives' Royal British Legion branch, said: "The letter just came through the post, I opened it up with my normal mail and I was surprised.

"If this is for services rendered for the Poppy Appeal, the British legion and RAFA (RAF Associations) Appeal... I'm not on my own and... they're a good committee."But the timing of this breakthrough reflects a growing sense of urgency in international affairs, not least regarding Ukraine, with the UK keen to remove the Chagos issue as an obstacle to winning more global support, particularly from African nations, with the prospect of a second Trump presidency looming.

A backlash from some voices in the UK can be expected, even though successive Conservative and Labour prime ministers have been working towards the same broad goal.Tory leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat argued the deal had been "negotiated against Britain's interest" and it was "disgraceful" that such talks had begun under the previous Conservative government.

He called it a "shameful retreat" that leaves "allies exposed", while the former foreign secretary James Cleverly called it a "weak" deal.Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the deal will "address the wrongs against the Chagossians of the past but it looks like it will continue the crimes long into the future”.