The venomous noble false widow is hospitalising record numbers of people as the spider spreads across Britain. The noble false widow is one of only 10 spider species in the country that has fangs ...

A woman has undergone surgery after being left seriously ill when she was bitten by a spider hidden on a cushion. Louise Edwards, 49, was bitten by the arachnid, thought to be a false widow spider ...

Spider identification expert Stuart Hine explains why we see more spiders in autumn, and what you should do if you spot one. False widow spider bites have been a hot topic in recent years, along with ...

False widows are the most dangerous spider species in the UK Two more east London schools have closed because of an infestation of false widow spiders. John F Kennedy Special School, which has ...