Pro-hunting campaigners have begun a sustained protest in the lead-up to a Commons vote on Wednesday.

A series of marches were held across the country and a group of protestors have gathered outside the House of Commons to begin a vigil that will run until the bill is debated on Wednesday.

In a free vote MPs will decide from three options of keeping hunting with dogs legal, an out-right ban or the regulated approach - the "third way" led by Lembit Opik.