Hector had to have his tail and a leg amputated after suffering severe injuries in the incident in North Ayrshire.

An ’emergency demonstration’ will be held in Parliament Square, central London, while a rally and march will take place in Edinburgh.

The Chancellor has said it would be “foolish” to stop engaging with China. Rachel Reeves is due to hold talks with the US next week amid efforts to strike a trade deal, which the UK hopes can help ...

A car carried the woman around 30 yards on the bonnet before she was thrown to the ground, the Metropolitan Police said.

There have been reports that the UK Government could seek to send failed asylum seekers to overseas hubs in the Balkans.