Animal rights activists from around the world were in Dublin tonight to encourage Irish people to change their lifestyles and end cruelty to animals.

Animal testing laboratory Huntingdon Life Sciences today said it was steadily recovering from a wave of animal rights protests earlier this year.

A man who attacked the boss of an animal research firm with a wooden stave has been jailed for three years.

The boss of an animal testing laboratory has been attacked by three masked people wielding baseball bats.

Drug testing group Huntingdon Life Sciences, which was dramatically rescued from the brink of closure a week ago, today confirmed the identity of its US financial backer.

Shares in Huntingdon Life Sciences, the research laboratory brought to the brink of closure by animal activists, soared as investors cheered its rescue package.

Scores of animal rights protesters have gathered outside a beleaguered drug-testing company.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to write off half the debt owed by Huntingdon Life Sciences in order to sever its links with the laboratory.

Drug research firm Huntingdon Life Sciences has been saved from closure after holding talks late into the night in a bid to secure its financial future.

The FTSE-100 Index of leading stocks was up 44.7 points at 6254.6 by mid-morning, boosted by a strong bounce in the technology sector.

The London Stock Exchange remained focused on the high street during an otherwise sluggish session today.

A drug testing laboratory targeted by animal activists saw its shares dive by more than a third today.