Fucking long article can be summarised to a single paragraph of useful info. What a waste of time. This is why it's increasingly difficult to read mainstream media editorials.....

There are many possible reasons for this. Niall Gallagher, technical manager at the BPCA, says our growing appetite for fast food (bins are overflowing with fast food waste), the fact some councils collect rubbish less frequently, as well as road and building works disturbing the sewer network, all contribute.

But there is evidence that rising temperatures might also be at play.

Land is disappearing like crazy, and we're putting up buildings so we reduce their [rats] habitat in the wild

rats can start breeding after nine weeks, meaning two rats can potentially create more than 1,000 offspring in a single year.

Rat poisons are very difficult to develop because rats are afraid of new things and won't eat the poison.

Maybe because we're dumping food everywhere?

It's not exactly A Plague Tale: Requiem, is it? Even in Birmingham.

This is how we get skaven

Did Birmingham have a 3 day bin strike again?

Glad we only get little mice up here. Even the bin strikes a while back didn't seem to make any drastic impacts.

I'll take a lil cheesy boi over one of those cities infested with roaches and bedbugs top to bottom anyday.