A police dog who survived life-changing injuries after being hit by a car fleeing a crime scene could be within a chance of winning a prestigious Crufts award. Baloo was retired from Essex Police in 2018 after extensive surgery to rebuild her pelvis - she also had to have her right foreleg amputated.

Chihuahua terrier mix Tilly, who has been named as finalist in the Rescue Dog Hero category of The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award, was rescued by Emily Washington after she was abandoned in a plastic washing basket in the middle of a roundabout with three of her siblings.