A suspect has been charged after a three-year-old girl had to undergo surgery after being attacked by a dog opposite a primary school.

Michelle Thomson MSP challenged permanent secretary Joe Griffin on the issue at Holyrood’s Finance and Public Administration Committee.

It comes after Lucy Connolly, the wife of Conservative councillor Ray Connolly, was jailed last year for 31 months for inciting racial hatred.

Firefighters have been called to trees and hedges on fire by a roadside, which is causing heavy smoke in the area.

David Bolt also told a committee of peers that he does not feel optimistic about the ‘ability to smash the gangs’.

Police investigating the disappearance of a woman last seen more than a month ago have made a second arrest. Reanne Coulson, 34, was last sighted in Coventry in May and her family raised concerns ...

The Real IRA bomb in the Co Tyrone town in August 1998 killed 29 people, including a woman who was pregnant with twins.

A police force which was repeatedly in contact with the killers of a nine-year-old boy who was assaulted, beaten and murdered in the family home did not sufficiently train officers to identify child ...

Elsewhere in Medway, one lane is closed along Corporation Street, in Rochester near Blue Boar Lane car park, for emergency gas works. It is expected to be shut until Tuesday, July 1. Medway Council ...

A former high street estate agents has been transformed into a new fishmongers and seafood bistro. The unit – previously home to CR Childs estate agents in Hythe – has been taken over by Boathouse ...

Two bus drivers have been praised for their “heroic” actions after rushing to help a man who collapsed in a town centre.

After Life actress Diane Morgan stunned staff when she swept into an animal sanctuary and vegan cafe. Alongside the hit Netflix comedy, the Bafta-nominated actress is the star of mockumentary series, ...