In rural Madagascar, the black rat is likely transmitting the deadly hantaviruses to humans. Since the beginning, rats have ...

A Labour councillor who quit the party over a so-called "rat tax" in Birmingham has welcomed a decision to temporarily drop the charge for residents.

Calls have been made to send in teams of rat-hunting dogs to control Birmingham's vermin problem. Residents have reported ...

AN ECCENTRIC mechanic has converted a London taxi into a crazy rat-rod van in just seven days. 44-year-old Paul Bacon, from Leicestershire, spent over $600 on a traditional black cab and with the help ...