Fairs and circuses will be allowed to perform in a park on Sundays after councillors reversed a decision.

Once exotic animals were a big top staple. Today few circus goers find it palatable to watch tigers jump through hoops or elephants dance. But plans for a ban have fallen apart. Why?

Calls for a ban on using wild animals in travelling circuses are not backed by scientific evidence, a report suggests.

Animal rights protesters say people should not visit circuses claiming it is cruel to force animals to perform.

Animal groups urge ministers to include all wild animals in a ban to prevent them being used in circuses.

Green MSP Mark Ruskell launches a bid to ban wild animals from performing in travelling circuses.

The government is to ban certain wild animals from performing in travelling circuses, the animal health minister says.

RSPCA director general Jackie Ballard on the Lib Dems, banning animal circuses and a better pace of life.

Two leading charities call for a government Bill to include a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses.

New animal welfare laws will not destroy circuses, Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett insists.

Circuses featuring animals are to make a comeback in one of Northern Ireland's most popular tourist areas, after the local council ended its long-standing ban.

A consultation on whether television cameras should be allowed in English and Welsh courts begins.

A Conservative minister fears the circus may no longer be coming to town if new legislation is pushed through.

Circus performers are to descend on Westminster in protest over new regulations they say could drive circuses out of business.

Circus impressario Gerry Cottle auctions off his memorabilia, built up over the past three decades, as he leaves the big top behind.

The use of animals in circuses should be outlawed from the UK, say campaigners who are lobbying for a ban to be included in a future Animal Welfare Bill.

The director of Animal Defenders explains why she thinks animal circuses should be banned.

Children under 16 could be banned from buying pets and circuses barred from using whips to train animals under plans being considered.

At a fringe meeting in Bournemouth the view from some Liberal Democrats is that animal circuses should be banned in the UK.

Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn campaigns for a ban on the use of elephants in circuses in her home state of Maryland.