Council’s ire over dog-walking ad

A council makes an official complaint about an advert showing Sir Bobby Charlton walking a dog on playing fields.

Fines tackle litter and dog mess

People who drop litter or fail to clear up after their dogs in the Cotswolds could soon face a £75 on-the-spot fine.

Dying dogs dumped in churchyard

Animal wardens are trying to find out who has been dumping sick or dying dogs in a remote part of Berkshire.

Dog goes for slimming challenge

A fat dog which needs to lose the equivalent of 51 tins of dog food is to go head to head in a weight loss challenge.

Woman is charged over dog attack

A woman is charged after a one-year old baby boy was attacked by a dog in south London.

‘Banned’ dog can return to docks

A fisherman is told his 15-year-old dog can join him again on his daily visits to his boat after he was told he was banned.

French Socialists dogged by rows

France's opposition Socialists are still looking for a new leader, after attempts to unify the party end in disarray.

RSPCA’s pedigree trio ‘mystery’

The RSPCA investigate after three pedigree dogs are found wandering with badly matted coats.

Wheels keep drug dog on the move

A special chariot is made for a retired police drugs dog with arthritis in Somerset.

Obama ‘to rebuild moral stature’

US President-elect Barack Obama vows to rebuild his country's "moral stature" in his first TV interview since the election.