Rats on the rise: Pest controllers warn rodents are 'overwhelming' British cities after 'remarkable' population spike following heatwave summer

Daily Mail - Oct 21, 2026

Sightings of rats increased by 15 per cent this summer compared to last year, with some cities facing a rise of more than a quarter.

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Parents shared their piercing grief on Facebook after cherubic baby girl died aged just eight days old... but made no mention of the cocaine found on her pacifier

Oct 21, 2026

Parents shared their piercing grief on Facebook after cherubic baby girl died aged just eight days old... but made no mention of the cocaine found on her pacifier

Having lost their adorable eight-day-old daughter Emilia in February of this year, Justin Soll and his partner Shannon Wester flooded their Facebook pages professing how much they missed her.

How Britain became a laughing stock in the eyes of America: When I arrived in New York 20 years ago, writes TOM LEONARD, the UK was considered a bastion of sanity... now they pity us. And THIS is why

Oct 21, 2026

How Britain became a laughing stock in the eyes of America: When I arrived in New York 20 years ago, writes TOM LEONARD, the UK was considered a bastion of sanity... now they pity us. And THIS is why

To most Americans, the tale of Catherine Wieland will have seemed too outrageous to believe. The 33-year-old from West Sussex was given lavish disability benefits worth about £700 per month.

Labour's winter misery: UK debt mountain tops £3TRILLION for first time ever ahead of grim 'tax-raising' Budget - as inflation surges to 3.5% with interest rate pain looming

Oct 21, 2026

Labour's winter misery: UK debt mountain tops £3TRILLION for first time ever ahead of grim 'tax-raising' Budget - as inflation surges to 3.5% with interest rate pain looming

Figures showed the UK's debt mountain has hit the grim milestone of £3trillion, after public sector borrowing came in higher than expected again last month at £24.5billion.

Let them eat cake! Emmanuel Macron's family macaron shop was guarded by police ring of steel during riots... while other shops were left to burn

Oct 21, 2026

Let them eat cake! Emmanuel Macron's family macaron shop was guarded by police ring of steel during riots... while other shops were left to burn

A ring of steel was placed around French President Emmanuel Macron's family macaron shop to protect it from rioters and looters as other businesses burned, it emerged today.

Israel eliminates Hamas October 7 terrorist who killed and abducted Shani Louk before parading her semi-naked body in the back of a truck in scenes that sickened the world

Oct 21, 2026

Israel eliminates Hamas October 7 terrorist who killed and abducted Shani Louk before parading her semi-naked body in the back of a truck in scenes that sickened the world

A Hamas terrorist who took part in the abduction and murder of Israeli hostage Shani Louk during the October 7 massacre has been killed in an airstrike.

Captain Tom Moore's seven-bed home is back on the market at reduced price of £1.8m - two years after it was listed for £2.25m

Oct 21, 2026

Captain Tom Moore's seven-bed home is back on the market at reduced price of £1.8m - two years after it was listed for £2.25m

The Grade II-listed mansion in Bedfordshire, was the famous setting of the World War Two veteran's lockdown garden walks where he raised £39m for the NHS charities.

Man, 33, is charged after three Jewish women were attacked in Hackney - including a pram-pushing victim who was punched in the face

Oct 21, 2026

Man, 33, is charged after three Jewish women were attacked in Hackney - including a pram-pushing victim who was punched in the face

Abdisamad Siad, of Pilgrims Way, Islington, north London, has been charged with three counts of assault by beating and is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court today.

Man is charged after woman, 26, stabbed to death in street

Oct 21, 2026

Man is charged after woman, 26, stabbed to death in street

Lawrence Johnson, 26, of Manchester, has been charged with the murder of Alisha Samuels and the attempted murder of another man.

Primary school teaching assistant sacked for tickling five schoolgirls with a crocodile puppet

Oct 21, 2026

Primary school teaching assistant sacked for tickling five schoolgirls with a crocodile puppet

Peter La Bouchardiere was reported after a pupil said he made her feel 'uncomfortable' during a PE lesson at a school in Feltham, west London.

Rats on the rise: Pest controllers warn rodents are 'overwhelming' British cities after 'remarkable' population spike following heatwave summer

Oct 21, 2026

Rats on the rise: Pest controllers warn rodents are 'overwhelming' British cities after 'remarkable' population spike following heatwave summer

Sightings of rats increased by 15 per cent this summer compared to last year, with some cities facing a rise of more than a quarter.

Inflation hits 3.5% as rising cost of fuel sends prices soaring to highest level this year - sparking fresh headache for Andy Burnham ahead of next week's Budget

Oct 21, 2026

Inflation hits 3.5% as rising cost of fuel sends prices soaring to highest level this year - sparking fresh headache for Andy Burnham ahead of next week's Budget

The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation in the UK rose to 3.5 per cent in September from 3.1 per cent in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today.

How often you SHOULD be winning a Premium Bond prize: We crunch the numbers to reveal the luckiest regions

Oct 21, 2026

How often you SHOULD be winning a Premium Bond prize: We crunch the numbers to reveal the luckiest regions

Premium Bond holders in certain pockets of the country are consistently luckier and win more prizes than in other areas, we can reveal.

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