Dog attacks rose in the first five months of the ban on the XL bully breed, figures obtained by The Independent revealed - as police chiefs warn the legislation will be no “overnight fix”.

The dog, which was later identified as an XL Bully, was seized and humanely destroyed by a veterinary surgeon. The dog was also unregistered by Allison. Following a number of attacks on people it ...

In December last year a nine-month-old baby was mauled by an XL Bully. Arabella was airlifted for treatment after being savaged by the dog, which was euthanised following the attack. The infant ...

The owner of an XL Bully dog which savaged a man to death has been jailed for three years. Christopher Bell, 45, previously admitted being the owner of a dog which caused injury leading to death ...

An XL Bully dog owner has been jailed after his dog left a 12-year-old girl with life-changing injuries following a terrifying attack. Justin Allison's vicious dog Rocco, which was ...

A dog owner has been jailed for three years after his XL Bully attacked a 12-year-old girl, leaving her with "horrific injuries". The schoolgirl suffered life-changing injuries after Justin ...

A man whose XL bully dog escaped and killed his neighbour as he chased him for breaking his window has been jailed for three years. Christopher Bell, 45, came out of his house barefoot to run ...

Christopher Bell arrives at Newcastle Crown Court for sentencing (Owen Humphreys/PA) A man whose XL bully dog escaped and killed his neighbour as he chased him for breaking his window has been ...

A man whose XL bully dog escaped and killed his neighbour as he chased him for breaking his window has been jailed for three years. Christopher Bell, 45, came out of his house barefoot to run ...