A mother and her pet dog were badly hurt when an out-of-control XL bully dog barged into their home and bit them. Dawn Mawby and her French bulldog Darcy were attacked at their home in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire,

The footage, taken from the officer’s body worn camera, shows him shouting in pain struggling to release the dog which had clamped his jaws onto his upper inner leg.

Figures obtained by The Independent showed dog attacks rose by nine per cent in the first five months since the ban was brought in on XL bully dogs

A dog owner whose XL bully attacked a police officer in Leicestershire has been jailed. The officer was inside a property in Lewis Close, Ibstock, for "less than a minute" when the dog got through a kitchen door,

XL bully-style “muscle” dogs are being sold for discounted prices following a government ban. Eleven of the 14 “muscle” dog breeds such as American bullies, cane corsos and the presa canarios have seen their prices fall since the ban on XL bullies was announced in October 2023,

A dog owner has been jailed after his XL bully savaged a police officer in Leicestershire, leaving wounds that required surgery. Aden Hollyoake, 33, was sentenced to two years and three months in prison at Leicester Crown Court for offences including keeping an illegal pit bull at the property.

A dog has been euthanised and its owner injured after they were attacked by an XL bully, according to police. It happened in Broadmead Avenue, Northampton, at about 19:20 GMT on New Year's Day. Police said the XL bully attacked a pomeranian and chihuahua cross-breed called Rex being walked by his owner.