David Cameron reignites row over fox hunting as PM backs move to ease ban
David Cameron has put himself at odds with animal rights activists tonight after backing moves to ease the nine-year-old ban on fox...
Wedding cake chef ‘tried to claim mouse droppings were chocolate sprinkles’, court hears
Westminster City Council inspectors discovered the squalid conditions in Bake and Cake’s basement, in Edgware Road, when they visited the...
Row over pest control report
Council chiefs have hit out at figures which suggest call outs for incidents of pest control are among the highest in the country....

Councils in the North East hit top 10 for pest control call outs
According to a recent survey, homes in the North have been subjected to a higher rate of infestations than the rest of the UK Rats, mice,...
Hospitals call in pest control 295 times in eight months
Figures show that environmental experts were asked to remove rats, mice, cockroaches and fleas at hospitals run by Pennine Acute Trust...
Pest control call outs increase in Chiltern
WASP infestations nearly trebled in the Chiltern district last year, with the area's pest control teams among the busiest in the country....

Toxic false widow spiders in Sutton: Nursery calls pest control
Poisonous spiders related to the notoriously deadly black widow have arrived in Sutton - with one of the first outbreaks happening at a...

Squeaky unclean: Dirty, massive ‘super mouse’ lands Tesco supermarket with £45,000 fine
Tesco was hit with a £57,000 court bill on Monday after a “super mouse” was discovered in a filthy store plagued by an extreme rodent...
Poison-resistant sewer rats discovered in four Swedish cities
A Swedish pest control company has confirmed the discovery of sewer rats with an immunity to commonly used anti-rodent poisons. According...
Marriott suspends pest control as dog shooting probed
A hotel chain has suspended pest control measures after a family dog was shot dead on its Hampshire golf course. Four-year-old whippet...