The Asian hornet is an example of an alien species at risk of gaining a permanent foothold in the UK. In Folkestone, Kent, one of the hotspots for Asian hornets, bee keeper Simon Spratley is ...

This either causes the hornet to lose its grip, or the bee raises its sting and tussles until the hornet gives up. Researchers witnessed more than 120 such attacks and found the bumblebees fought ...