7 d. ago Two arrested after spate of dog attacks leave multiple people injured

A girl aged 17 and a man, 47, were arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog in a public place

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1 week ago Christopher Biggins ‘depressed and infuriated’ after driving ban over failed eye test

The actor was required to undergo an optical assessment when renewing his licence due to his age

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2 w. ago Heavily pregnant woman watched on helplessly as her beloved pet was killed by an out

Charlotte Sipson was walking her pet, a Havanese called Max, with a friend on Bristol's Harbourside when the horror unfolded.

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3 w. ago RSPCA calls for dog control reform as XL bully ban ‘fails’ to protect public

Despite the ban on XL Bullies, there were ten reported dog-related fatalities in the UK in 2024 — higher than in any full year before the ban was first announced

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3 w. ago XL bully ban 'is failing' as attacks still rife despite hundreds of dogs put down

The RSPCA has released new data from police forces across the UK as it calls on the government to overhaul the Dangerous Dogs Act with a more modern approach

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3 w. ago Animal shelter staff left stunned after scanning microchip of stray dog found on streets

Animal control officers were left stunned after scanning a stray dog for a microchip when they discovered he had been missing for an entire year before reuniting him with his owner.

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4 w. ago Public health chiefs scramble to roll out jab to protect against one of Britain's most common STI as drug

Health chiefs have rolled out a jab to protect against the most common STI in clinics across England.

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4 w. ago ‘Poetry pulled me out of the abyss’: keeping culture alive in Kharkiv – picture essay

Eastern Ukraine’s biggest city is unsettlingly close to the Russian border and vulnerable to missile strikes, but there is a determination to maintain a cultural life, and a poetry festival is testament to the resilience and creativity of its peopleThe city of Kharkiv, just 18 miles from the Russian border, is a paradoxical mix of tended-to and broken. Public sculptures are wrapped and coddled in sandbags to protect them from missiles. Flowerbeds in parks are punctiliously maintained. The life of the streets is several notches quieter than you would expect from a European country’s second city – and yet, bookshops, coffee shops and restaurants are open and doing a steady business.People browsing the books at Pochaina market Continue reading...

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