Oh, boy Spiders.
If you did not already know ...I like spiders and the more you take time to learn about them, the less you will fear them, maybe. lol
For instance...in the US there are only 2 spiders, the Brown Recluse and the Black Widow, that are truly poisonous. Although, some people are hyper-sensitive, luckily I am not.
My new wife is learning...I don't kill spiders in my house -- unless they are dangerous. Then, I'll take them out away from the house and release them. They eat a lot of insects and are beneficial.
In Texas, we have these cute little guys called "Jumping Spiders" they are black with several white spots and sometimes a design on the top of their abdomen. They are short-legged and stubby, you'll see them around windows and ceilings...they 'jump' on flys and other small prey. People see a black spider and will almost always say...like my wife at first, "Honey, come kill this...it's a Black Widow!"
Now tho', after shes' seen me gently get him out of her way...letting him crawl on my hand, and put him elsewhere...she OK. If it looks different she'll still scream..."Come see what this is...and get it out of my kitchen, dammit!" I comply. She has let "Blackie" crawl on her hand, too.
Different 'jumping or hopping' spiders are all over the world, they are harmless.
See...? You can unlearn a fear by education.
In Britain -- do y'all have any poisonous spiders, insects or animals...?