American XL bullies: controversial dog breed 'to be banned by end of the year' after spate of dog attacks

The American XL bully dog will be banned by the end of the year following a series of attacks, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman took aim at American XL bullies - a fairly new dog breed derived from pit bulls - earlier in the week, after a video of a young Birmingham girl being attacked by one of the dogs went viral over the weekend. Footage of the attack also showed two men who tried to help, one armed with a shovel, being attacked and injured by the dog.

A man has since been arrested on suspicion of owning a dog dangerously out of control