Birmingham has been plagued by ongoing bin strikes, causing streets to pile high with tons of rubbish and the problem could ...

NEXT time any government ­minister tells you that violence against women and girls is a ­priority for them, don’t believe them. It isn’t. They literally don’t give a toss.”  Those are words ...

Has there ever been a better advertisement against voting Labour in a local election than what is happening in Birmingham? Rats that began by being as big as rats, then progressed to being as big as ...

The worst plague in history was the Black Death, which may have killed up to ... in a certain type of flea that lived on rats. In fact, when scientists in the 1900s were looking for the cause ...

Rats are perhaps most famous for being carriers of the Bubonic plague, or the Black Death, in the 14th century. However, studies suggest that it was not the rats themselves that spread the plague but ...

Invasive species cause environmental mayhem when they establish themselves in a new ecosystem. But these interlopers can also ...

Rats have long been notorious for spreading disease, but a new study reveals just how much human-altered landscapes can ...

A group of neighbours claim that "huge" rats have overrun their street - killing pets, gnawing on car parts and causing damage to homes. Paula Palacio, 57, says the rodent issue in and around School ...