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 ...

Council leader Alec Brown said a “collective working together” approach would aim to explore how the rat population in the ...

A nother North East councillor has come forward with his own tale of a rodent run-in, shedding light on the issue of a ...

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

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 ...