The 57-year-old was found unconscious with a serious head injury near Rectory Lane in Brantham, Suffolk, on July 24 2024, dying four days later.

The policing minister said she was aware of the “cost pressure” on police the XL bully ban had caused and wants to make sure forces get the funding to enforce it. Police chiefs have warned that ...

It comes after the National Audit Office warned the Home Office had ‘historically underspent’ funding allocated to tackle the issue.

Kirsty Carless, 33, appeared at Stafford Crown Court on Friday and pleaded not guilty to murdering Louis Price, 31.