More than half a million rat infestations have been reported across the UK in less than three years, new data has revealed. Drainage specialists have said the problem is only getting worse, with the ...

Royal Mail said affected parcels have been held back for "examination and deep cleaning" by a specialist contractor Royal ...

New data has revealed that Britain is experiencing a significant rat problem, with more than half a million infestations reported in the past two years. Analysis of Freedom of Information data by ...

Rat infestations are coming to the UK this winter following a spate of heatwaves, warns a rat-catcher. The Yorkshire Rat Pack, a pest-control group, said it is routinely catching 20-inch rats, a surge ...

Homeowners are being urged to stay vigilant after new data revealed a rise in rat activity across the UK, following one of the wettest and mildest winters on record.

Thanks to a record hot summer and recent wet weather, it’s thought that homeowners are seeing more rats near their homes. Rentokil Pest Control said it had recorded a 10% year-on-year increase in ...

Camden, Islington and Brent borough councils had the highest number of rat infestations reported in London from 2023 to mid-2025, according to data obtained through Freedom of Information (FOI) ...

A Birmingham grandmother has described her daily 'hell' living with a severe rat infestation that has left decomposing carcasses leaking through her bungalow ceiling.

Whilst mice possess an acute sense of smell, and the fragrance might irritate them momentarily, it won't prevent them from s ...

As an 'unprecedented outbreak' of meningitis continues to unfold in Kent, students have made a number of grim allegations ...