In Bristol, protesters and counter-protests were

"Doctors should be trusted to use their professional judgement to decide when and if a discussion about assisted dying would be appropriate, taking their cue from the patient as they do on all other issues."A source close to Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP bringing the bill, said she would be open to looking at this issue when the details are discussed in a committee of MPs next year.

Conservative MP Danny Kruger, a leading opponent of the legislation, said on Friday that it could be defeated at a later stage if MPs' concerns were not properly addressed.He said many of his colleagues believed the bill was "very dangerous" and he hoped that if safeguards in the legislation were not strengthened they would choose to vote against it in the future.MPs were given a free vote, meaning they could make a decision based on their own conscience rather than having to follow a party line.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his Conservative predecessor Rishi Sunak voted in favour, while Tory leader Kemi Badenoch voted against.An appeal has been made to find out who owns six dogs discovered on Bodmin Moor.

Cornwall Council is appealing for information after three dogs were found near the village of St Neot and three others near Altarnun on Monday.

The dogs are thought to be labradors and springer spaniels which may have had the same owner, but none had identity tags or up-to-date microchips, the council said."I couldn't undo my dog's lead and I thought I'd just stay under the table with her.

"Everyone was smashing things on the table," she said.BBC reporter Scott Ellis followed the protests throughout the day.

He said: "There's been three or four hours or either stand offs or running battles through the city centre's streets."You can see people having a nice drink in the sun and the next thing is there will be protesters running back, throwing things at the police who are coming through with dogs and horses."