All news on the topic: Hornets

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Ex-Southampton boss recalls biggest career mistake and Watford's FA Cup comeback
Watford trailed Southampton 4-0 in the first leg of their FA Cup tie back in 1980 but managed to turn the game on its head with a 7-1 victory at Vicarage Road
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Record number of lethal Asian hornets crossed English Channel to the UK in 2023
The huge insects, nicknamed murder hornets as they rip honey bees apart and eat them during the destruction of their nests, are feared to be invading the UK in huge numbers
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Garnacho sparks 'best ever goal' debate involving Messi, Saka and De Bruyne
THE BIG DEBATE: Alejandro Garnacho stunned Goodison Park on Sunday with his remarkable overhead kick, but what is the best goal you've ever seen live? We asked our team
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Elton John and Graham Taylor's Watford fairytale included live-saving moment
When the Rocket Man joined the Hornets board half a century ago, they were in the lower divisions with a ramshackle ground, medieval toilets and a dog track - but his double act with Taylor forged one of football's great feelgood fairytales
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Expert's Asian hornet warning as specific weather type 'makes them aggressive'
Asian Hornets are being blown in by adverse UK weather as season changes and temperatures fall
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Firefighters have to use crane to remove massive Asian hornet nest plaguing town
The nest, which is the largest ever recorded on the Channel island of Guernsey, was found near a set of bathing pools, resulting in a whole road having to be closed off to vehicles and pedestrians
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Killer Asian hornet sightings rise in UK - here is how to spot and report them
Scientists have urged Brits to report sightings of the invasive predators as record numbers of the vicious insects have been spotted spelling doom for native species
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On Asian hornet frontline with insect hunters trying to stop swarm heading to UK
On Jersey, just 14 miles from France - where hornets have killed six people - authorities and an army of volunteers have been fighting the deadly insects for several years
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Asian hornet warning as one of the largest ever nests found in abandoned UK home
Authorities on Jersey have just discovered one of the largest hornets nests ever seen on the British Isles - and now some are calling for a 'Dad's Army' to prevent them coming to the mainland
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Venomous Asian hornets spotted as British drinkers warned they'll 'invade pubs'
Asian hornets - which can inflict a painful sting on humans by injecting venom - have been spotted on a British island, adding to fears they could soon become established in the UK
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Asian hornets that can kill in minutes attack 10 people amid UK invasion warning
Swat squads in the Channel Islands have been using Henry Hoovers to cull 'killer' Asian hornets amid fears of an invasion on the UK mainland after 10 people needed urgent treatment
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Asian hornet numbers 'crazy' this year - with beer an unlikely temptation
Asian hornets are an incredibly aggressive insect predator that are an invasive species in the UK - and this year has seen record numbers already heading to beer gardens
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Warning as Asian Hornets are spotted in UK - sparking fear over invasive species
Fears are growing that 2023 could be the worst-ever year for Asian Hornets after another sighting was confirmed in the UK, with the public asked to keep an eye out for the invasive species
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Wilder sends warning to Watford players after becoming 10th boss in 162 games
From a beginner's Quadruple at Alfreton to taking Oxford into the Football League and leading Sheffield United to the top flight, Wilder has worked at six levels of English football as a manager - but the Watford job will be the most testing of all
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Watford confirm Wilder as 17th different boss in 11 years after Bilic axe
At face value, Bilic was harshly treated after having to cope with unprecedented injury crisis - but his team had inexplicably played with the handbrake on in recent weeks and fans are not surprised he has gone
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Watford leading the way off the pitch on Green Football Weekend by adding bees
In a winter when everyone shivers as fuel bills hit the doormat, Watford are looking to cut their £600,000-a-year electricity costs at Vicarage Road by at least 25 per cent - and they have signed up energy experts to help them do it