4 d. ago Single mum pleads for permanent home after nine years in 'temporary accommodation'

Trina Downey has spent nearly a decade being moved between different homes after being forced to leave her original property due to a rat infestation

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5 d. ago City centre shop slapped with fine as inspectors find 'active rat infestation'

During their probe, Environmental Health Officers discovered Castle Street Discount Stores was not maintained to an acceptable standard - and there was an active rat infestation

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5 d. ago Rat infested UK street has rodents jumping out of bins and scuttering up toilets

A group of Glasgow residents are being plagued by an infestation of rats caused they say by the lack of bin collection, after a flood destroyed homes in the same area

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6 d. ago 'Massive rat infestation' plagues residents as rodents in toilets and jumping from bins

Horrified residents are hitting out over the spread of rats in their part of Glasgow. One told how she encountered one coming up in her toilet at 5am

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2 w. ago A happy band of hippies brought life to the vacant house in my neighbourhood. I wish they could stay

Watching the abandoned house nearby descend into disrepair frightened Alexandra Hansen. Until the day she started hearing music and smelling incenseSign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morningNear my home in Melbourne’s inner city sits a dilapidated but grand old house. In the nearly four years I’ve lived nearby, it has sat empty, falling deeper and deeper into disrepair, its garden becoming more wild, creating more and more problems for us as its neighbours.There’s the pile-up of hard rubbish that often spills into neighbouring properties and onto the street. There are the bugs and rodents drawn to the place, which, of course, visit us as they come and go. And there are the worrying crashes, shouts and foul language you can occasionally hear from the house’s temporary inhabitants as you walk by.Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Glasgow rat horror as video shows rodents jumping from bins with locals scared to put rubbish out

The rodents have invaded waste units outside flats with the population of the vermin spiking over the last two months.

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3 w. ago Homeowners can make 60 second check to prevent rat infestation

There are simple checks you can make to prevent rats from infiltrating your home.

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