The dog which mauled an 11-month-old girl in Blackburn has been identified as a banned pitbull-terrier type dog. The mother of Ava Jayne Corless and her partner were bailed this morning after being arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
An 11-month-old girl mauled to death in Blackburn by an "American pitbull-type" dog has been named by Lancashire Police as Ava Jayne Marie Corless.
Her mother Chloe King, 20, and her partner named as Lee Wright - who is not the child's father - have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
Sir Vince Cable has become the new leader of the Liberal Democrats, after no other nominations were put forward.
Drying up across eastern parts this afternoon with showers continuing across Ireland.
Gordon Brown has said forced child migration schemes that continued until the 1970s amounted to "government-induced trafficking".