Brummies have spoken of their disgust after huge rats have moved into the filth left behind by a bin strike, with an increase in fly-tipping and HS2 building work also blamed ...

He went on: “And the rats are just unbelievable ... “It’s the largest council in Europe and second biggest city in the UK and to have a sight like that on its streets, it’s quite shameful.

A BRIT TikToker being "fed rats" in a hellhole Thai prison has revealed the truth about her claims she used UK benefits to live abroad. Ellis Matthews, 32, was locked up for overstaying her visa ...

The funds will be used for a massive clean-up operation, with 150 positions dedicated to cleaning and 50 assigned to parks to manage litter and food waste, which attract rats. Special teams will ...

Locals say swathes of Sparkhill, Aston, Balsall Heath and Selly Park, are already being overrun by rats feasting off rubbish and rotting food. One Tariq Mohammed, 70, who lives in Sparkhill ...

Rats, the size of cats ... "They seem to be everywhere now - they will be catching the bus soon. The other day one ran over my foot." The Unite union said last Wednesday workers would begin ...

THERE are rats the size of cats in this UK city and mountains of rubbish along the streets. Residents have complained that the area "stinks" and you can't turn a corner without tripping over heaps ...

One customer even warned me to check for rats when opening their boot because they had been nesting in there. 'They seem to be everywhere now - they will be catching the bus soon. The other day ...

Rats and other rodents pose a ‘huge’ health risk amid the build-up of mountains of rubbish amid Birmingham’s ongoing bin strike, pest control experts have warned. Nearly 400 council bin ...

Grahame Turner, Technical Manager at the National Pest Technicians Association (NPTA) said those leaving uncollected waste outside their homes are giving rats, mice and squirrels an 'open invitation'.

Kim Blakeman, who lives on the road, told the BBC: “The rats are huge – they are like small cats and their tails are really chunky. “They are in and out of our recycling bins and since HS2 ...