A 22-inch rodent nesting in a Teesside home is the tip of the iceberg, with a perfect storm of ageing wastewater and sanitation infrastructure, poor housing stock and rising temperatures encouraging infestations.  On Monday 4th August shocking images of a rat ‘bigger than a cat’ began circulating online. The creature, found in a house in Normanby, … Continue reading UK rats breed through council cuts, utility failures and climate change