Two children have been arrested and released on bail after police received reports that “several animals had been killed” at a college in west London.

A one-tonne Percheron police horse helped arrest a man carrying a knife in the final week of his distinguished career with the Metropolitan Police mounted branch.

A driver who caused the death of two foals when their car collided with a trailer on the M25 has been urged to “do the right thing” and own up, as police have appealed for information.

Two policemen on horseback were on patrol in Victoria Park, Hackney when an off-lead dog charged at one of their horses Urbane biting down on his legs.

Police were called by an animal rescue group on Monday, 27 February in relation to a fox being set on fire in a wooded area near Kestrel Avenue and Linton Gardens, E6.

There are rewards of up to £500 available for people who provide information which leads to successful prosecution.

BIRD boxes and bug hotels decorated by local children and installed by residents have been stolen from a park near Totton.