Dog owner saves pet from icy lake

A man waded into icy water to save his dog after it became trapped in a lake in Middleton.

Dog ‘abandoned on New Year’s Eve’

Animal rescue workers say a dog found abandoned in below freezing temperatures is lucky to be alive.

Ban for woman who starved pet dog

A woman is banned from keeping animals for 25 years after starving her Alsatian dog.

Schoolgirl injured in dog attack

A 12-year-old girl is in hospital after she was mauled by a Staffordshire bull-terrier type dog in Liverpool.

Man walking dog stabbed in neck

A 43-year-old man is stabbed in the neck while walking his dog in Lincoln.

Divers and dogs in search for man

A search is being carried out for a 83-year-old man who has been missing from his Hull home since New Year's Eve.

Marley still box office top dog

Comedy Marley and Me tops the US box office chart for a second consecutive week, pushing takings past $100m (£68.9m).

Rescue dog will sniff out cancer

A rescue dog from Oxfordshire is being trained by a charity in Buckinghamshire to sniff out cancer.

Staffordshire terrier bites child

Grampian Police say a 3-year-old child was bitten by a dog in the Northfield area of Aberdeen.

Crews rescue dog from frozen lake

A dog is rescued by fire crews after falling through ice on a frozen lake in Wiltshire.