…sident Baroness Mallalieu and Labour MP Mike Foster discuss hunting with dogs on the BBC Radio 4's Today programme as a vote looms on the issue. Audio clips. [RealMedia]…

Labour MPs support the government's decision to use the Parliament Act, if necessary, to force through a law to ban hunting with dogs.

Pro-hunt campaigners start a 24 hour vigil outside Parliament in London which is expected to last for several months.

The Duke of Devonshire says he will allow fox hunting on his land - even if it is made illegal.

Protesters who blocked roads around the UK in support of fox hunting are threatening further action.

Union of Country Sports Workers opposing a ban on hunting with dogs marched in London as part of a wider series of demonstrations to be staged through the summer.

Helen Briggs. Stephen Harris claims the hunting ban during the UK's foot-and-mouth outbreak had little impact on fox numbersm which is totally at odds with what the Countryside Alliance, National Farmers' Union and farmers have actually been seeing on the g…

… claims that foxes regulate their own numbers and therefore hunting is unnecessary. The Countryside Alliance claims the research is flawed.…

The Countryside Alliance clashes with the RSPCA over a future hunt ban, as both sides listen to evidence on the second day of a public hearing.

Campaigners for and against hunting with dogs give evidence at a three-day public hearing in London which will pave the way for legislation. Audio clip.

…against supermarkets. Friday, a special Online forum on fox hunting and the rural way of life, plus a video interview with Mike Hobday and Simon Hart. [RealPlayer]…

… proposals designed to help MPs resolve their disputes over hunting with dogs will be unveiled "in a matter of weeks" according to Alun Michael.…

…lished in the magazine Nature purports to show that banning hunting will have no significant impact on fox numbers. Gavin Esler was joined by Simon Hart of the Countryside Alliance and Dr Rob Atkinson of the RSPCA which paid for the research. Transcript plus…

…s being eroded by attacks on such country traditions as fox hunting, as well as the faltering farm economy. Toronto, Canada.…

Lord Watson, the Labour MSP responsible for making fox hunting illegal in Scotland, wished he had "never started the ban" in the first place, it was claimed last night.

…is arguments is to point to the legal muddle created by the hunting ban in Scotland and new concerns about animal welfare as more foxes are being shot and left wounded.…

Pro- and anti-hunt groups in the South West have been considering what has been announced in the Queen's Speech.

Mike Wendling, London Bureau Chief. Parliament continues to appear preoccupied with hunting ahead of all other issues. USA.

Nicholas Watt, political correspondent. Labour opponents of hunting reacted furiously when Mr Michael indicated that their overwhelming opposition to may count for nothing.

…essy confrontation can be avoided between the pro- and anti-hunting lobbies as MPs prepare to vote on the issue tonight for the sixth time since 1997.…