A dad has spoken of his lucky escape after spotting a venomous spider just before he was about to sit on it. Pepe Tozzo, 63, saw the false widow spider crawl out from its hiding place under the saddle ...

Keep firewood, garden bags and compost heaps away from the home, as they’ll attract insects and spiders, says Blackhurst.

The map shows that most of the UK’s false widows are often seen within the south of the UK, with only a few spottings across Scotland and the North of England. The area with the highest recordings is ...

Brits have been warned of the dangers of false widow spiders invading our homes as spider mating season begins in the UK. Spiders usually start to come out in early September, with their presence ...

While bites from spiders in the UK are uncommon, native spiders such as the false widow are capable of giving a nasty bite which can leave small puncture marks on the skin and can be painful and ...

In the UK, there are more than 650 different species of spider and while all of them can bite, only 12 can cause harm to humans. One of those is the false widow spider, and according to the Natural ...