3 d. ago Fourth day without water for Scots homes and businesses hit by pipe fault

Residents were warned not to drink tap water after a pipe fault at Rawburn treatment works, with bottled water hubs set up across the region.

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8 d. ago Venomous spiders set to invade homes through our pipes as they avoid weather changes

Households have been warned to watch out for venomous false widow spiders as eight-legged males move indoors to search for mates during 'spider season' as weather cools

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2 w. ago Caring dad dies suddenly days after being bitten by venomous pet spider

Mark Kirby had bought five spiders online but then developed flu-like symptoms after being bitten

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2 w. ago Dad, 38, dies after being 'bitten by venomous spider' he bought on the internet

Mark Anthony Kirby died after feeling unwell on Saturday, August 2

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2 w. ago Father, 38, dies after 'being bitten by venomous spider' he bought online just weeks before

Mark Anthony Kirby, from Prescot, Merseyside was bitten shortly after purchasing the venomous spider but died just over a week later on August 2.

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2 w. ago Brit dad suddenly dies after being 'bitten by venomous spider' he bought online

Mark Anthony Kirby, 38, from Prescot, Merseyside, died on Saturday, August 2, and his former partner Kayleigh Gill said that he had purchased the spider a few weeks earlier

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2 w. ago UK on 'high alert' as country's most dangerous spider set to invade homes

The UK is on high alert as the country's most dangerous spider is set to invade homes. Six areas of the UK are on high alert as the venomous spiders begin to invade homes this August

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4 w. ago Brits urged to clean their windows to stop invasion of false widow spiders

As spider season kicks off this month, experts are warning Brits to urgently wash their dirty windows so they don't become a magnet for venomous false widow spiders

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