The long-tailed rodents usually get a bad reputation, as most people see them as unclean vermin – and mice get all the good press. Just think about all the commonly expressions and insults ...

Will Timms is a very busy man. The pest controller spends his days criss-crossing Britain’s second-largest city to remove rats, cockroaches and other unwanted creatures from people’s homes.

A landmine-detecting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record to become the first rodent to uncover more than 100 mines and other deadly war remnants. Ronin, an African giant pouched rat ...