High-profile supporters include Dame Esther Rantzen while Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is among those opposed.

Keepers at The Big Cat Sanctuary say they made the “difficult decision” to put their tigress, Puna, to sleep on Wednesday. Born at Heidelberg Zoo in Germany in June 2004, she arrived at the sanctuary ...

Two firefighters and a member of the public have died following a large fire at a former RAF base. Oxfordshire County Council ...

Firefighters have issued a warning about using disposable barbecues after one was put inside a bin and caused a blaze along a promenade.