A RAT infestation near a Scots school has left parents terrified and their children unable to play on the streets. Worried locals in the Lochside area of Ayrshire have voiced concerns over the ...

INSIDERS at a notorious Scottish prison have told how kitchen staff are battling a horrendous RAT infestation. Glasgow’s Barlinnie Prison is the biggest north of the border and has housed ...

Rat sightings in Scotland’s biggest city have trebled in a decade, according to official figures. Glasgow City Council has received almost 10,000 reports of rats this year with almost a fifth of ...

The Scottish city has seen a surge in the number of rats spotted on its streets in the last five years, with reports to local authorities rising by 45% according to Freedom of Information data.

A spokesperson said: "The Scottish SPCA received a call on Monday, February 3, about an injured domestic rat in the Morar Drive area of Paisley. "An animal rescue officer attended and took the rat for ...

Many of us dream about giving up the rat race for a new life in the country but Elle Duffy actually did it. She gave up her job as a journalist in Glasgow to move to Rum. Here, she explains why ...

“Seeing a rat is like seeing a pigeon and no Glaswegian will be at all surprised by the explosion in rat sightings." ...