AFP via Getty ImagesVicky Wong and Gabriela Pomeroy7 October 2026US President Donald Trump says he has a call set up with Vladimir Putin about the death of a lab worker at a plague research...

AFP via Getty ImagesVicky Wong30 minutes agoUS President Donald Trump has said he will speak with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin soon about the death of a lab worker at a plague research...

AFP via Getty ImagesMichael Sheils McNamee6 October 2026US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged Russia to release more information about the death of a lab worker at a plague research centre in...

Getty ImagesDominic HughesHealth correspondent6 October 2026The World Health Organization has asked Russia for more information on the death of a worker at a Siberian plague research laboratory. It...

EPAPatrick Jackson5 October 2026Updated 12 minutes agoPresident Donald Trump says the US is looking "very strongly" at the case of a Russian lab technician who died at a plague research centre in...

The UK heatwave is leading to an invasion of rats, new figures show (Image: Getty)The UK is being hit by a massive plague of rats, according to pest experts who say callouts have soared in the summer...

Plans to resurrect a disused UK airport have encountered an unforeseen obstacle after authorities revealed that vital infrastructure has been damaged by a rodent problem. Doncaster Sheffield Airport,...

The cruise vessel at the heart of a fatal hantavirus outbreak has been given the all-clear to return to service, Oceanwide Expeditions has announced.MV Hondius triggered a worldwide health emergency...