Mountains of rubbish blight the streets of the UK's second biggest city with no end in sight to a dispute that has been going ...

Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence ...

These shocking photos show how Birmingham’s inner-city streets are being invaded by giant rats during ongoing bin strikes. The huge rodents are making life hell for thousands of fed-up residents ...

THERE are rats the size of cats in this UK city and mountains of rubbish along the streets. Residents have complained that ...

Mountains of rubbish blight the streets of the UK's second biggest city with no end ... Almost every residential area is plagued by overflowing bins. Rats and other vermin are taking over the ...

One such initiative is of APOPO, a non-profit organisation, headquartered in Tanzania and working in 11 countries, that trains African giant pouched rats (nicknamed HeroRATS), to detect TB in ...

Workers are furious over proposals to scrap a job role affecting 170 binmen, which amounts to a pay cut of around £8,000.

Last year, African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of their extreme sense of smell. Carolina, an African giant ...