MSPs oppose new Hunterston plans

MSPs back calls for the Scottish Parliament to reject plans for a coal-fired power station at Hunterston in North Ayrshire.

Accountability issue dogs UK-India aid project

Questions are being asked about where British taxpayers send aid money, how it is used and whether some countries need it. India last year got almost £300m pounds from Britain, some of which is being spent on slum sanitation in the country's financial capital Mumbai.

Hunt pack savages family pet dog

The USPCA calls for a change in the law to make hunts more liable for the actions of their hounds after a pet dog is torn to pieces.

Murder case solved with dog DNA

Genetic profiling of a dog's DNA helped convict the killers of 16-year-old boy who used dogs as weapons in the attack.

Man guilty of dog attack murder

A man is convicted of the murder of a 16-year-old boy who was mauled by dogs before being stabbed.

US woman denies terrorism charges

A self-styled "Jihad Jane", held in the US in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist, denies four charges.

Illegal dogs sold on the streets

A BBC London investigation exposes how easy it is to buy illegal pit bull puppies on the streets of the capital.

Dogs banned from 20 public spaces

Dogs face ban from parks and play areas in West Somerset from the end of the month to protect public health.

Boy, 16, raped by man walking dog

A 16-year-old boy is raped in Sunderland by a man who was walking a dog, police say.

Two died in high speed Thai crash

Two friends died in a motorcycle crash on a tight bend in Thailand when riding at high speed, an inquest hears.