Thrown-out food and new housing developments are being blamed for rats getting "bigger and bigger" after a 22-inch (55cm) ...

David Taylor and Stephen Martin are representatives for a northeast England region. They shared an image of the large rat on ...

A task force is being convened to address Redcar and Cleveland's rodent problem following the trapping of a giant rat ...

Jamie Lawrence, of Exopest, caught the massive rodent at a house in Redcar, beating the company's previous record ...

Photos of the giant rat have gone viral on social media, with many questioning how the creature managed to grow so large.

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A growing rat problem in Normanby, near Middlesbrough, has alarmed residents after a 22-inch (55 cm) rodent was discovered in a local house. Locals are ...

According to Cyanesen, the rat steward, the city has painted over the piece “eight or nine times,” which Hot Rat Summer enjoyers have scraped off again and again.

Ever wondered who would win a fight between an Australian and an introduced rat? New research provides the fascinating answer.

An introduced black rat scratches through leaf litter, looking for food. Nearby, a native water rat watches on, its beady eyes shining. The native rat pounces out from the shadows, sending the ...

Neighborhoods Rat problems have residents up in arms, as City Council plans hearing There is new urgency around the rat problem in Boston after researchers found that the city's rodents are ...