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Bill Oddie's home has been infested with "at least 30" rats.
The 72-year-old TV presenter - who has developed a reputation as an ornithologist and conservationist - was forced to call pest control to his Hampstead home in north London to deal with the nuisance rodents when he found they'd "invaded" his property and garden.
He wrote on Twitter: "Rat invasion. At least 30 in garden. Mainly young. Climbing, jumping, tumbling. Quite entertaining, BUT. Called the Pied Piper. (sic)"
It is not yet know if the pest control experts were able to deal with his rat problem.
Oddie - who lives with his wife Laura Beaumont, 61, and daughter Rosie, 26, at the London house - is best known for presenting 'Springwatch' between 2005 - 2008 which was broadcast live from locations around the UK and documented British wildlife during the changing seasons in Britain.
It had a prime time evening slot on BBC Two and although Bill left in 2008 he return for a guest appearance in the penultimate episode of the 2010 series.
More recently he undertook an Australia tour where he visited Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth in a series of one-off shows, 'An Oldie but a Goodie' - a reference to his 1970s comedy sketch series 'The Goodies'.

Laura Whitmore has achieved her career dreams.
The 28-year-old presenter feels "very lucky" to have already landed some of her ideal jobs and can't wait to see what the future holds.
She said: " I'm very lucky and have already ticked off many of my dream presenting jobs! I've always wanted to present the Brit Awards so to be able to do that was fantastic.
"And as a child I grew up watching 'CD:UK' and 'SM:TV' with Ant and Dec so the fact that I get to be on the same screen as them for 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! NOW!' is amazing. New shows are being made all the time so I'm excited to see what's next...watch this space!"
Though the Irish beauty adores her job, she admits some days she has to force herself to get in front of the camera.
She told BANG Showbiz: "The best part of my job is that I get to do what I love every day. It's a challenge and it's exciting but I can't imagine ever getting tired of it. The bad part is that some days you just don't feel like being on camera and you have to be."
And though she admits things don't always go to plan when she's presenting live TV, she insists that's part of the "fun".
She added: "I've had a few live TV disasters but half the fun of a job like mine is how you cope with those situations."
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Siobhan Finneran wants to return to 'Downton Abbey'.
The actress would love to reprise her role as scheming lady's maid Miss O'Brien in the ITV period drama and can see it happening if the right storyline came along.
She told The Sun newspaper: "I'd love playing her but she'd have to go back for some reason. I'd love to return and wreck the Bates' marriage or something like that.
"Miss O'Brien was so wicked, bitter, horrible and vile but she was funny as well as being very, very, sharp. Maybe one day O'Brien will fly back on her broomstick to cause mischief and mayhem."
Siobhan quit the popular drama in 2012 to pursue other acting projects, swiftly landing a role in 'Benidorm'.
But it seems the 48-year-old star's wishes could come true since she has now left her role as Janice Garvey in the comedy series, with her on-screen family also being written out of the cast.
She explained: "We just felt it was time for us to say goodbye."
'Downton Abbey' creator Julian Fellowes previously revealed he hoped fan favourite character Mrs. O'Brien could make a return in the next series.
He said: "I'd love it if she did [return]. [In America] you can get actors for five or seven years. For some shows you have to sign a thing saying you are prepared for that when you go for an audition, when you haven't even got the part!
"We just don't have that. No agent will give you an actor for longer than three years in England."

Kiefer Sutherland says the new 12-episode format for '24: Live Another Day' has made the show more exciting.
The 44-year-old actor reprises his role as fugitive Counter Terrorist Agent Jack Bauer for the first time in four years in the series.
The previous eight seasons were shot in real time over a 24-hour day, but the number of episodes has been cut by half for this story and Kiefer insists the change works because it allows Jack to be thrust straight into the action.
Speaking at a screening of the first episode of the series at Old Billingsgate Market, he said: "This is the first season where 12 episodes will represent a 24-hour day, the episodes are all in real time just like the show has always been but there are gaps in time. For instance in Season Two Jack is on a plane coming back from Central America to the US, the flight was two hours and it was the most boring two hours of '24' we ever had because I was eating peanuts on a plane for two hours, I'm stuck in real time. The way to fix that was to crash the plane in the middle of the flight, because it just wasn't working. Now if I need to get somewhere, I can get on a train or a plane or a helicopter at the end of the episode. This format allows the writers to speed up the time to the next episode and carry on in real-time there."
Kiefer was joined at the screening and Q&A by his co-stars Yvonne Strahovski - who plays new character CIA field operative Kate Morgan - and Mary Lynn Rajskub, who is reprising her role as systems analyst Chloe O'Brian.
The action star believes the real-time format of the series has always been helpful to him as an actor but is "problematic" for the director and writer.
He said: "The format and the nature of the show I think is inherently more difficult for the director and the writers. The truth is everything is in real time so for the actors it's actually very easy to know where you're at. "There isn't a missing gap where you have to figure out what your character might have gone through or might have done in those blank spots. I've always found the format is very helpful for an actor and problematic for a director."
'24: Live Another Day' starts tonight (07.05.14) at 9pm on Sky 1 HD and Sky 1 +1.

Ben Hardy doesn't believe his 'EastEnders' alter ego can be Lucy Beale's killer.
The 23-year-old actor insists he has no idea who murdered the Walford beauty - who was played by Hetti Bywater - but can't see it being his character, her twin brother Peter, because he doesn't have a "motive".
Speaking on 'Lorraine' today (07.05.14), he said: "I don't know who the killer is. None of the cast know. It's just four people upstairs, as far as I know!
"I can't imagine that [Peter] would do that to his sister. I can't believe that there's enough motive."
The murder storyline is set to run for months, with the killer's identity not set to be revealed until February 2015 as part of the show's 30th anniversary celebrations, but Ben insists fans won't get bored of the plot.
He said: "We'll keep you interested with various red herrings."
Meanwhile, the hunky actor finds it "strange" that fans find him attractive and wonders if he only gets female attention because he plays a "nice lad".
He said: "It's strange because I don't really think of myself as a heartthrob. It doesn't seem right!
"Maybe they like Peter because he's a nice lad."

Binky Felstead is still friends with her ex-boyfriends.
The 23-year-old brunette - who ended her six-month relationship with Alex Mytton at the end of the last series of 'Made In Chelsea' - insists she doesn't hold grudges against her lovers once they've split and is on good terms with the majority of them.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz, she said: "Every relationship is kind of different and you learn different things from different people - how to behave and how not to behave. I'm friends with the majority of my exes and I'll always love them dearly."
Binky has just released her autobiography 'Being Binky' and in it she offers readers relationship advice .
The reality TV star's biggest tip is don't try to mend a broken heart with lots of booze.
She revealed: "I've got relationship advice as well (in the book) about my ex-boyfriends in the past, one of them being my first love ... it's difficult to get over but I did. My advice is remain sober! Don't go out and get drunk, it makes you feel 10 times worse. Exercise is key, a healthy diet, and keeping yourself busy."
Binky admits she was hesitant about writing a book about her life because she's still so young, but once she started she realised she'd already lived through a lot of different experiences.
She said: "I thought it'd be a bit cringe writing an autobiography purely on my life because it's not been that long - I'm only 23. But it has been a rollercoaster, and it's been exciting and different."
'Being Binky' is available now from Simon & Schuster.

Jean Alexander has stopped watching 'Coronation Street' because she thinks there are too many storylines focused on sex.
The 'Corrie' legend played cleaner Hilda Ogden on the ITV soap for 23 years before quitting in 1987, but she's admitted she no longer watches the show because she's not interested in the character's romantic conquests.
Jean told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "The only stories they seem to have in mind is who is jumping into whose bed next. I lost interest."
The 88-year-old actress also confessed the idea of watching recent storylines such as Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) cheating on his wife Carla Barlow (Alison King) with Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) or Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley) locking lips with Marcus Dent (Charlie Condue) would be enough to make her old character Hilda's hair curl without her famous curlers.
The Liverpool-born star hasn't acted since she left 'Last of the Summer Wine' in 2010 and claims she would never consider returning to the cobbled streets of Weatherfield because she's glad she has time to relax now.
She said: "I can do whatever I want to do now, which has been my ideal ever since I was at school. That suits me now."
Jean is proud, however, of how well-loved her character was, and still is, among fans of the soap.
She added: "I loved playing Hilda. I never envisaged how iconic she would become, but to be able to make her someone so many people recognised was an honour."

Matt Smith is "really jealous" of new Doctor Who Peter Capaldi.
The 31-year-old actor who played the Eleventh Doctor in the sci-fi series left the programme after four years playing the titular Time Lord in the 2013 Christmas special and is envious of the 'The Thick of It' star who has taken over the role and the excitement he will be experiencing ahead of his debut series.
Speaking at the recent Calgary Expo panel in Canada, Matt said: "I rang (showrunner) Steven Moffat up the other day and found out everything about the new series. It sounds really good! I was really jealous actually."
He hopes Peter's portrayal isn't "better" than his but insists that every actor who has been cast in the coveted role has a "different" take on the character.
Talking at Wizard World Minneapolis, Matt joked: "Will he be better than me? I hope not."
He added: "He'll be different, and it will be a different show and it will be a new show and that's what 'Doctor Who' is about, and I've got to let it go. And the great thing about it is everyone has their own Doctor. So, hopefully, there's a few eight or nine-year-olds out there who I've claimed."

Kym Marsh insists she asked Stephanie Waring for permission to date Dan Hooper.
The 'Coronation Street' star was recently blasted by the 'Hollyoaks' actress for romancing her former boyfriend - with who she has three-year-old daughter Lexi - just months after they split, but Kym is "upset" her personal text messages were made public and insists her love rival hasn't told the full story.
She said: "Of course I'm upset. The personal texts that were shown were very selective ones and if anyone had seen the full conversation they might feel a little bit differently.
"What she failed to mention was that I did ask her via text if she wanted me to back off from Dan but she didn't reply.
"I also asked her if she wanted me to go and see her so we could talk about it, but she declined the offer.
"I am gutted she went to a paper instead of taking me up on my offer of chatting face-to-face about it. I actually said to her if she still loved him she should do something about it."
The brunette beauty also insisted she isn't friends with Stephanie and the only contact they had was when they met up at showbiz events.
She added to OK! magazine: "I've been painted as the bad person but I know I've done nothing wrong and neither has Dan.
"It's been made out I'm a really good friend of Stephanie's and that's not the case. Stephanie and I are not friends, she's someone I know because she works at 'Hollyoaks'. I wouldn't know where she lives, I've never been on a night out with her and I've never met her for dinner.
"I've seen her at a few showbiz events and there was one time I saw her in Manchester, but it wasn't like we'd arranged to meet. I've done nothing wrong."