‘Let the awful suffering of Frankie be a wake-up call and suppress those killer dogs’

Mauled to death by a seven-stone beast animal, nine-year-old Frankie MacRitchie is an awful reason that the law need to be strengthened to prohibit killer dogs.

His sad papa Billy state he did not stand an opportunity when he was left in a caravan with the American bulldog and Staffordshire bull terrier cross. Doing absolutely nothing is not an alternative when breeders, owners and, alas, some moms and dads are fatally careless, with kids like Frankie paying the ultimate rate.

Billy’s hope that nobody in future suffers like him and his family will fail unless the law is urgently altered in the general public interest. The huge bulk of animal owners have absolutely nothing to fear and numerous support the clampdown, knowledgeable about the scary caused by an unsafe minority.

Let the awful suffering of Frankie be a wake-up call, or other households will be grieving the violent loss of liked ones.

Kick up a stink

The reality swimmers are avoiding of the sea this summer season since of sewage leakages is an excellent embarassment. It will likewise come as a blow for seaside resorts, which count on the school vacations for much of their yearly earnings.

Nobody can blame the swimmers however we can hold the profit-thirsty privatised business contaminating our waters to account. Sewage spilled into Blue Flag locations a dismaying 1,504 times in 2015, and 43% of individuals are not likely to check out beaches as an outcome.

Money talks for public utility destroying our terrific British beach vacations, so let’s strike them with substantial fines and take them back into public ownership.

Shooting star

Former canoeist Jon Goodwin did not anticipate a Parkinson’s medical diagnosis after he purchased a ticket for a space flight in 2005. But the Olympics hero, 80, is now prepared for the Virgin Galactic journey, revealing individuals with the illness can striking brand-new heights