5 h. ago What happened next: Maggots, rats and growing despair – a year of the Birmingham bin strike

Action began in January, before an all-out strike in March. For locals, the flytipping, vermin, maggots and mess are taking a huge environmental and emotional tollIt’s an icy cold winter morning, and 80-year-old Mohammed Bashir is armed with a broom, tackling the large pile of rubbish that has accumulated outside his terraced house in Small Heath, Birmingham.This has become an almost daily activity for Bashir since the city’s bin strike started 50 weeks ago and, like many in the city, he is starting to lose patience. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Fury as mountains of Christmas rubbish pile up on the streets of Birmingham after nearly 12 months of bin strikes

ENRAGED residents in Birmingham have been left "ashamed" and "depressed" by the state of their roads amid the ongoing bin strike. As rats roam the litter-strewn streets and bins overflow with rubbish in the wake of Christmas, locals have told of their deep frustration with the continued dispute. Shocking photos now show mountains of festive...

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20 h. ago Mountains of Christmas rubbish pile up on Birmingham streets as strike goes on

With no sign of an end to the bin strike in Birmingham in sight, Christmas joy has turned to dread for many residents as their rubbish continues to litter the streets

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22 h. ago Dumped Christmas trees and tinsel litter the streets of Birmingham amid year of bin strike misery

Disgusted residents in Birmingham have told of their fury after bins were left brimming with overflowing waste just a couple of days after Christmas.

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1 week ago Fears of fresh Birmingham bin strikes chaos as unions plot 'megapicket' in the New Year

The proposed protest will see members of various unions travel to Birmingham from across the country and gather outside depots to show solidarity with striking bin workers.

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3 w. ago Agency refuse workers to join Birmingham bin strikers on picket lines

Unite said the number of agency workers who will join the strike action is ‘growing daily’.

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3 w. ago Birmingham hit by more bin chaos as agency staff walk out on strike over 'bullying'

Rubbish has piled up in Birmingham again after agency staff hired to help clear up the mess also went on strike because of 'bullying' allegations

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3 w. ago All Birmingham bin collections suspended as agency workers walk out

The agency staff were initially brought in to maintain services during the strike

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3 w. ago Birmingham bin collection services suspended as agency staff join picket lines

Unite the Union said around 40 agency workers had joined city-wide protests amid claims of bullying and health and safety concerns.

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3 w. ago Birmingham bin collections suspended as 'mass protests' cripple service

Birmingham's bin collection service has been suspended due to widespread strikes

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4 w. ago Agency workers covering for Birmingham bin strikers to join picket lines

Unite said the number of agency workers who will join the strike action is ‘growing daily’.

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4 w. ago EPA urged to ban spraying of antibiotics on US food crops amid resistance fears

Use of 8m pounds of antibiotics and antifungals a year leads to superbugs and damages human health, lawsuit claimsA new legal petition filed by a dozen public health and farm worker groups demands the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stop allowing farms to spray antibiotics on food crops in the US because they are probably causing superbugs to flourish and sickening farm workers.The agricultural industry sprays about 8m pounds of antibiotic and antifungal pesticides on US food crops annually, many of which are banned in other countries. Continue reading...

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