Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has announced Scotland will ban XL Bully dogs just days after new laws were rolled out across England and Wales.

Speaking at First Minister's Questions today, Yousaf confirmed the decision to replicate the Dangerous Dogs Act will be taken soon.

He also revealed there had been an influx of the dangerous muds brought north of the border.

Yousaf said: "What has become clear, I'm afraid in the last few weeks, is that we have seen a flow of XL bully dogs coming to Scotland, a number of people coming to Scotland to bring XL bully dogs here to the country.

"As such, we will give further details to members of the Scottish Parliament through a ministerial statement if the Parliamentary Bureau agrees next week.

"We will, in essence, replicate the legislation that is in England and Wales here in Scotland because ultimately, although we do have a very good system of dog control notice schemes, and we do take the approach of deed not breed, we have to respond to the situation as it currently stands and therefore we will do what we need to do to ensure public safety."

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a ban in England and Wales following a spate of attacks which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.

An XL Bully lover responded to the ban by transporting as many as 30 pooches north of the border.

Sammy Wilkinson raised over £10,000 in a campaign to rehome the dogs hundreds of miles away from his Black Country home in Tipton.

XL Bully (right) with insets of Yousaf and protesters