adding dogs to the banned list is the responsible itty of the department for environment food and rural affairsronment food and ruralaffairs. it department for environment food and rural affairs. it says it takes dog attacks very seriously and is making sure the full force of the law is applied. not everyone agrees they should be banned, though. dog owners group the kennel club argued no dog is inherently dangerous based on their breed but calls for greater action is growing after a number of attacks involving the breed. leigh milner, bbc news. ina in a moment we'll talk to political correspondent ian watson. but first our correspondent phil mackiejoins us now from the scene of yesterday's attack in staffordshire. what more do we know about the stack and what happened? this what more do we know about the stack and what happened?— and what happened? this is stonnall in staffordshire, _ and what happened? this is stonnall in staffordshire, a _ and what happened? this is stonnall in staffordshire, a small _ and what happened? this is stonnall in staffordshire, a small village, - in staffordshire,

adding dogs to the banned list is the responsibility of the department for environment, food and rural affairsng sure the full force of the law is applied. not everyone agrees they should be banned, though. dog owners group the kennel club argue no dog is inherently dangerous based on their breed, but calls for greater action is growing after a number of attacks involving the breed. leigh milner, bbc news. some breeds of dog are already banned in the uk. with more on that, in our newsroom, here's our reporter nicky schiller. which dogs are already banned in the uk and what impact has that had? yes, so there are four dogs that are currently banned in the uk, making them illegal to own. probably the best known of them is the pit bull terrier but also included on that list are these three. as well as being banned from owning them, you also cannot sell any bandit dog. you are not allowed to abandon a bandit dog. also if you cannot give away a bandit dog or indeed breed from a banned dog. now if your dog has characteristics like a banned dog, it can also be added to that banned list. for civil if y

it is the department for environment food and rural affairs that is working on bringing this ban in onully by the end of the year. they will bring together a group of experts who will decide that it is a breed so that it can be added to the list. right now, no final decision has been made on what happens to those people who currently own an american xl bully when that ban does eventually come in. thank you for that insight. i'm joined now by lawrence newport. he is a legal academic and has been campaigning on banning the xl bully dog breed for the last four months. thank you forjoining us. you've been tracking the rise in fatal attacks by xl bullys — how dangerous are they? the shocking statistics speak for themselves. the american xl bully is responsible for for over 70% of all deaths since 2021. it only arrived in the country in 2018. it is behind 50% of attacks on humans and dogs. there was one dog a day killed by a american xl bully. they are a uniquely dangerous dog. there are around 270 times more deadly than the rest of the dog population. really interesting. do you really think

adding dogs to the banned list is the responsibility of the department for environment, food and rural affairsut the calls for greater action are growing after a number of attacks involving the breed. injanuary, dog walker natasha johnston was killed by an american bully xl. two years ago, jack liss, who was ten, also died after an attack by the same breed of dog. it's taken this video from the weekend for them to come out and say something, but they've not said anything afterjack was killed, after other kids have been killed. why has it taken this video and not a child's life to do something? not everyone agrees they should be banned. dog owners group the kennel club argue no dog is inherently dangerous based on their breed, but this debate is unlikely to be calmed soon, as the shock over this incident continues to be felt. navteonhal, bbc news, birmingham. a reminder of our top story this hour. rishi sunak has said he "will not accept" chinese interference in the uk's democracy, after it emerged a parliamentary researcher was arrested amid accusations he spied for china. you have been watchi

adding dogs to the banned list is the responsibility of the department for environment, food and rural affairs the full force of the law is applied. not everyone agrees they should be banned, though. dog owners group the kennel club argue no dog is inherently dangerous based on their breed, but calls for greater action is growing after a number of attacks involving the breed. leigh milner, bbc news. are you can see here security officers in miami at an airport removing items from passengers' luggage and putting them in their pockets. these two officers were arrested in july and pockets. these two officers were arrested injuly and are pockets. these two officers were arrested in july and are facing charges of theft. we know they have pleaded not guilty to those charges. you are watching bbc news. mps have urged the government to commit to legislation enabling the regulation of self—driving cars in the uk. they argue that if this doesn't happen, any competitive advantage over other countries developing the technology could be lost. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. at the moment yo

as we have heard, it is the department for environment food and rural affairs thatis environment foodon bringing this ban in on the bully excel by the end of the year, they will bring together a group of experts who will decide that it group of experts who will decide thatitis group of experts who will decide that it is a breed so that it can then be added to the banned list. right now no final decision has been made on what happens to those people who currently own an american xl bully when that ban eventually comes in. , ., ~ , in. the news from the prime minister comes after— in. the news from the prime minister comes after it — in. the news from the prime minister comes after it was _ in. the news from the prime minister comes after it was announced - in. the news from the prime minister comes after it was announced today i comes after it was announced today that a man who had suffered multiple injuries after being attacked by what i think to be —— thought to be american xl bullies has died, he was 52 years old and was in a critical condition after being attacked by the dogs in st

the department for environment, food and rural affairs, which oversees the dangerous dogs act, will,ary experts and animal welfare groups to discuss. a ban is backed by one mother whose daughter was bitten by a suspected xl bully. it's so sad that that man has sadly lost his life to the xl bullies. it is... it's just it's really devastating that this is actually happening in our... on our streets. i've been trying to get the ban put in place since luna's attack. this attack last week was caught on camera in birmingham. the american xl bully has been responsible for more than a fifth of all reported non—fatal attacks since the start of the year. the government admits stopping people owning, breeding or selling them won't be a simple process as it isn't currently a recognised breed in the uk and will need to be defined. but the proposed ban has got the backing of the labour leader. they should be banned. there's been a clear case for banning them for a long time. so what i say to the government is good, get on with it. and the sooner we can do this, the better. the dog control coalitio

otp had identified possible failures to comply with environmental law by the department for environment, food and rural affairsbined sewage overflows, concert story is a popular one on our website today, we will hear more on that later in the programme. a charity in the uk has received the biggest single donation in its history. mary scott donated £1 million to brain tumour research in memory of her late husband mike. it will be used to fund a paediatric research centre. fiona lamdin went to meet mary. he was very kind, very loving, very generous, a clever man. mike and mary were married for 47 years. but four years ago, when mike was in his late 60s, they began to worry something was very wrong. i noticed that he was getting forgetful. he couldn't put emails together very easily. he became very confused. he fell over a couple of times. and he said to me the one day, "i think i'm going mad." a few months later, mike was diagnosed with a grade four brain tumourand given a few months left to live. he used to say to me, "i'm not leaving you. i'm not going anywhere. i'll be ok." of course he wasn't ok. of course,

expeued dogs believed to be american expelled bullies near warsaw on thursday and department for environment, food and rural affairstogether the police, battery and animal groups to discuss the ban, backed by one mother whose daughter was bitten by a suspected bully xl.- daughter was bitten by a suspected bully xl. that is so sad that the _ suspected bully xl. that is so sad that the man _ suspected bully xl. that is so sad that the man lost - suspected bully xl. that is so sad that the man lost his - suspected bully xl. that is so sad that the man lost his life | sad that the man lost his life to the bully. it is devastating that this is happening on our streets. i've been trying to get the ban in place. the attack last _ get the ban in place. the attack last week - get the ban in place. the attack last week was - get the ban in place. the attack last week was caught on camera in birmingham. the american xl bully has been responsible for a more than a fifth of all reported nonfamily tax since the start of the year. the government says stopping people only, reading or selling them won't be simple as it is not curre

adding dogs to the banned list is the responsibility of the department for environment, food and rural affairsseriously and is making sure the full force of the law is applied, but the calls for greater action are growing after a number of attacks involving the breed. injanuary, dog walker natasha johnston was killed by an american bully xl. two years ago, jack liss, who was ten, also died after an attack by the same breed of dog. it's taken this video from the weekend for them to come out and say something, but they've not said anything afterjack was killed, after other kids have been killed. why has it taken this video and not a child's life to do something? not everyone agrees they should be banned. dog owners group the kennel club argue no dog is inherently dangerous based on their breed, but this debate is unlikely to be calmed soon, as the shock over this incident continues to be felt. navteonhal, bbc news, birmingham. our correspondent ellie pricejoins me now. the home secretary has said she is seeking "urgent advice" on banning american bully xl dogs. how easy is that to do? well, if a

i'm outside the government's department for environment, food and rural affairs, surrounded by peopleing the need to protest, and that is because of this state of nature report. and one of the organisations that have contributed to that are the world wildlife fund, and i am joined by one of their executive director, kate norgrove. kate, you have been tracking biodiversity for many years, so there were some dire findings in this report but perhaps not a surprise to you? not at all, and we are seeing this, this gradual and distinct decline over many tens of years, of nature in the uk. we live in one of the most nature depleted countries in the world — we have lost 38 million birds from our skies in the last 3a years. and the reason we are all here, is because we can see the government is dithering and delaying on their net zero in nature targets and we are all really worried. you mentioned the government, the timing of this report is bad from that point of view, there was controversial decision made about new oil drilling, there was that decision to delay petrol and diesel car bans and

adding dogs to the banned list is the responsibility of the department for environment, food and rural affairsll force of the law is applied. but the calls for greater action are growing in the wake of this disturbing incident. naftejjohal, bbc news, birmingham. the time is 1:18pm. our top story this afternoon... the future of thousands of jobs is uncertain as a rescue deal for high street chain wilko collapses. and coming up, accusations of bullying and body—shaming have been made at some of the uk's elite ballet schools. coming up on bbc news: three weeks after the controversial kiss, coming up on bbc news, three weeks after the controversial case, luis rubiales says he will resign as president of the spanish football federation. he says he cannot continue his work, but vowed to defend his innocence. —— kiss. and wales from today — starting with people in care homes and those who are housebound. the vaccination programme has been brought forward earlier than planned, after a new variant of coronavirus was detected in the uk. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. what is now a pret

adding dogs to the banned list is the responsibility of the department for environment, food and rural affairs force of the law is applied. but the calls for greater action are growing in the wake of this disturbing incident. live now to debbie connolly, who's a dog behaviourist and expert witness for dangerous dog cases. debbie, thank you for being with us, delighted to talk to you. what do you make of the government's comments on this breed of dog? there are two main — comments on this breed of dog? there are two main issues _ comments on this breed of dog? there are two main issues here. _ comments on this breed of dog? there are two main issues here. the - are two main issues here. the last time the government commissioned a full evidence report on the dangerous dogs act, it resulted three years later in a report and then a commission to look at the report. so we are not really making any inroads here and i doubt this will be any different. we need to understand how a dog is identified, in regards of being a dangerous breed. there is no dna, no paperwork, isjust a description breed. there

adding dogs to the banned list is the responsibility of the department for environment food and rural affairs full force of the law is applied, but the calls for greater action are growing after a number of attacks involving the breed. injanuary, dog walker natasha johnston was killed by an american bully xl. two years ago, jack liss, who was ten, also died after an attack by the same breed of dog. it�*s taken this video from the weekend for them to come out and say something, but they�*ve not said anything afterjack was killed, after other kids have been killed. why has it taken this video and not a child�*s life to do something? not everyone agrees that they should be banned. dog owners group the kennel club arguing though dog is inherently dangerous based on their breed, but this debate is unlikely to be calmed soon, as the shock over this incident continues to be felt. navteonhal, bbc news, birmingham. the wilko name is set to disappear from uk high streets as a rescue deal for the chain has fallen through. there had been hopes a last ditch attempt to save it would succeed the wilko name

the department for environment, food and rural affairs which oversees the dangerous dogs act will in coming days bring together the police, vets and animal groups to discuss the ban, backed by one mother whose daughter was bitten by a suspected xl bully. that is so sad that the man lost his life to the xl bullies. it is devastating that this is actually happening on our streets. i've been trying to get the ban in place since luna's attack. the attack last week was caught on camera in birmingham. the american xl bully has been responsible for a more than a fifth of all reported non—fatal attacks since the start of the year. the government says stopping people owning, breeding or selling them won't be simple as it is not currently a recognised breed in the uk. what i say to the government is good, get on with it, and the sooner the better. the rspca and royal kennel club argues ministers should focus on irresponsible owners other than introducing outright bans. a view backed by one breeder. the problem we have is the other end of the lead — not the dog end, it's the human end. how can y

protestors have gathered outside the department for environment food and rural affairs this morning,oke to the protester stephen bailey who got up at boy to come here, he is asking for wilde beaver releases so they don't have defence then. he wants see the ban of bottom —— don't have to fence them. it was to see the ban of bottom trawling. james is also here from the group of action, what is your number—one we have seen a bonfire of environmental regulation. we want the government to enforce the law_ we want the government to enforce the law and make water companies clean _ the law and make water companies clean up _ the law and make water companies clean up their sewage, cuts down on nutrient— clean up their sewage, cuts down on nutrient influx into the rivers and -ive nutrient influx into the rivers and give life — nutrient influx into the rivers and give life the chance to breathe. how would they do _ give life the chance to breathe. hm would they do that, give life the chance to breathe. firm would they do that, briefly? give life the chance to breathe. how would they do that, br