Carbuncles appear as red, swollen, pus-filled bumps that most commonly develop on the back of the neck, back, armpits, and buttocks. Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria cause most carbuncles.

Cumbernauld won the award twice in the early 2000s but has seen improvements since John Glenday, editor of Urban Realm, the architecture journal that organises the Carbuncles, says the awards have ...

Boils and carbuncles are skin infections caused by a bacteria called staphylococcus aureus (commonly referred to as staph). They present as painful pus-filled pockets, which form under the skin ...

She described the government's rollout of pylons as "carbuncles" affecting communities. National Grid, which wants to build a corridor of pylons between Grimsby to Walpole in Norfolk, has ...