All news on the topic: Rats

People in Wales are self-isolating due to links with the ongoing hantavirus outbreak, it has been confirmed.

Ten Brits linked to a deadly rat virus outbreak on a cruise ship are being flown to the UK to isolate.

Asylum seekers living in hotels have reported rats, overcrowding, and food so bad it leads to deficiencies, research has found.

According to experts, we are observing an increase in rodents, and they are becoming larger due to greater access to food waste.

Once rats become settled, they are often tricky to shift with a bad rat problem taking up to three months to clear - this could also be pricey as the average cost for rat removal was up to £260 in 2023

Rats they have a reputation for bringing disease and the thought of any having a nest in the garden would make most homeowners shudder. Here's how to avoid them

Rats are one of the largest carriers of potential diseases - and notoriously hard to get rid of. A property with a severe infestation can take up to three months to clear - so it’s crucial you do all you can to keep them out!

Kanzis Mattu from Glasgow discovered the costly issues with her vehicle five weeks after her Ford Fiesta went in for its MOT when the garage phoned to tell her they found rat droppings and food wrappers in the engine

A team of rat experts have been deployed to an area of Blackpool after a 'biblical plague' of rats tormented locals with the rodents nesting in garden sheds - and even seen sitting on windowsills

As much as an invasion of rats can be frustrating and as equally terrifying, no one wants to put them in any harm - there are a few simple and non-toxic ways to keep them away for good

Fed up residents in the £250million Northbridge development in Glasgow are in a 'living nightmare' with rats running amok despite pest control measures being put in place