An anchor for securing a tissue to a bone or tissue to tissue in a human or animal without tying a knot, the anchor comprising: an anchoring implant for inserting into the bone or the tissue, the anchoring implant comprising a first configuration having an elongate body, a longitudinal axis, distal and proximal ends, and sidewalls; and a suture extending through the anchoring implant wherein the anchoring implant is configured to change from the first configuration into a second configuration comprising an axially shortened, and radially extended shape so as to deploy the anchoring implant in a hole when applying tension to a first and second end (183,188) of the suture when the anchoring implant is located in the hole; characterised in that the suture comprises an elongate first soft suture-locking tunnel; wherein the suture has a first length portion extending from the anchoring implant configured to make a first loop through the tissue and to return to the anchoring implant, wherein the first length portion is drawn through the first suture-locking tunnel; wherein the first suture-locking tunnel is configured to radially decrease thereby locking the suture and prohibiting the first loop from expanding when a first force is applied in the proximal direction to the first loop; and wherein the anchor further comprises a means of maintaining the first suture locking tunnel in alignment relative to the anchoring implant comprising a second length portion of the suture distinct from the first suture locking tunnel that is wrapped around an outer circumference of the distal end of the anchoring implant and fed back through itself for a predetermined length at the anchoring implant distal end, wherein the second length portion is interwoven at least in part with the anchoring implant. an anchoring implant for inserting into the bone or the tissue, the anchoring implant comprising a first configuration having an elongate body, a longitudinal axis, distal and proximal ends, and sidewalls; and a suture extending through the anchoring implant wherein the anchoring implant is configured to change from the first configuration into a second configuration comprising an axially shortened, and radially extended shape so as to deploy the anchoring implant in a hole when applying tension to a first and second end (183,188) of the suture when the anchoring implant is located in the hole; characterised in that the suture comprises an elongate first soft suture-locking tunnel; wherein the suture has a first length portion extending from the anchoring implant configured to make a first loop through the tissue and to return to the anchoring implant, wherein the first length portion is drawn through the first suture-locking tunnel; wherein the first suture-locking tunnel is configured to radially decrease thereby locking the suture and prohibiting the first loop from expanding when a first force is applied in the proximal direction to the first loop; and wherein the anchor further comprises a means of maintaining the first suture locking tunnel in alignment relative to the anchoring implant comprising a second length portion of the suture distinct from the first suture locking tunnel that is wrapped around an outer circumference of the distal end of the anchoring implant and fed back through itself for a predetermined length at the anchoring implant distal end, wherein the second length portion is interwoven at least in part with the anchoring implant.