On the 23rd January 2025 a Yellow-Legged Hornet** was found by a grocer in Shropshire in some shallots that had come in from France. During 2024 24 nests had been found and destroyed. This number is well down on 73 destroyed last year.
For more information visit this BBKA page
If you think you have spotted one you can use the Asian Hornet Watch app that can be installed on your mobile phone either from the Apple App Store store or the Google Play Store

** This name is now preferred as there are other types of Asian hornet