47 h. ago ‘The posh areas get cleared’: bin strikes illustrate Birmingham’s wealth gap

People in poorer areas feel frustrated rubbish piles up during strikes, while wealthy households pay for removal“It’s very frustrating that the posh areas get cleared and we’re just left, very frustrating but we expect it,” said Peter Thomas, outside his home in Ladywood, against a backdrop of overflowing bins.Across neighbouring postcodes in Birmingham, the gap between wealthy and deprived parts of the city has been noticeable for residents ever since the bin strikes began last month. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Birmingham's most in demand worker? Private waste collector says he's coining it in after being inundated with calls begging him to clear mountains of rubbish piled up across city

Matt Casey, 39, said he has received six times more call-outs over the last five weeks as frustrated residents in the city take matters into their own hands.

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67 h. ago Beauty spots trashed as louts cut down trees at ancient forest and leave piles of rubbish

Booze-fuelled louts discarded rubbish, glass bottles and chopped down ancient trees.

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69 h. ago The mummified remains Egypt does NOT want you to see: Shocking footage shows animals used to entertain tourists being abused and left to die among the rubbish behind the pyramids

Animals being used to entertain tourists outside the pyramids of Giza are being abused and left to die in piles of rubbish by the giant tombs, a new investigation has revealed.

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4 d. ago Giant rats bin strike could hit whole of UK with two cities named for next strikes

Peterborough and Sheffield are among places most likely to be hit next by piles of uncollected rubbish – and possible rat invasions could cause significant health issues in the city

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5 d. ago Army called in to help with Birmingham bin strike amid public health crisis fears

The all-out strike by refuse workers in the Unite union began on March 11 and has led to a significant public health emergency as piles of rubbish have mounted in the streets

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5 d. ago Rayner calls in the army over Birmingham bin strike as piles of rubbish grow

Refuse workers in Birmingham have been on strike since 11 March

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6 d. ago Army experts called in over Birmingham bin strike as piles of rubbish grow

Refuse workers in Birmingham have been on strike since 11 March

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6 d. ago Travellers carnage sees footballers' millionaire neighbourhood locked down as up to 100 race horses through red lights, smash cars and trash pub in Surrey beauty spots

Up to 100 horse carts were causing 'mayhem' as they sped through towns and villages causing motorists to swerve out of the way and screeching to a halt.

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6 d. ago Travellers carnage sees footballers' millionaire neighbourhood locked down as up to 100 gypsies race horses through red lights, smash cars and trash pub in Surrey beauty spots

Up to 100 horse carts were causing 'mayhem' as they sped through towns and villages causing motorists to swerve out of the way and screeching to a halt.

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7 d. ago New poll shows how Brits feel about Birmingham's bin strike and piled up rubbish

Huge piles of uncollected rubbish continue to sit on the city’s streets and locals have reported seeing giant rats the size of cats in the waste as a pay dispute keeps workers on strike - here's how people in the West Midlands and around the country feel about it

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9 d. ago Birmingham bin strikes: Locals earn extra cash with waste collections as rubbish piles up on streets

Local Reece Ticer, 29, is juggling his day job as an electrical engineer with collecting bins from homes and local businesses, as negotiations to end the Birmingham bin strikes continue

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1 week ago Man dressed as giant rat interrupts Birmingham City Council meeting to demand bin strike action

A protester dressed as a giant rat interrupted a Birmingham City Council meeting to demand action on the ongoing bin strike which has seen rubbish bags piled high on the city's streets.

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1 week ago A tale of two cities: Birmingham bin strikes hit city's poorest areas hardest as rubbish overflows into the streets...but posh roads just metres away are spotless

Rubbish has piled high in some of the poorest areas of Birmingham such as Balsall Heath, yet in the nearby roads lined with £1.5 million houses, there is not a bin bag in sight.

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1 week ago Blind Birmingham resident fears for safety as bin strike rubbish piles break walking cane

A Birmingham resident who is blind says the cane she uses to walk broke after getting caught on large piles of rubbish left on the streets.

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1 week ago Wes Streeting hammers union over Birmingham bin strike saying piles of rubbish are 'not good for public health' as MP calls for soldiers to clear streets

The Health Secretary accused Unite of creating a situation where 'bin bags are piling up (and) we see rats and other vermin crawling around' in England's second city.

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1 week ago Birmingham risks an outbreak of deadly virus that killed Gene Hackman's wife, warn experts as bin strikes create huge swarms of rats

The city has been plagued by ongoing bin strikes that have seen an estimated 17,000 tonnes of streets piled high with rubbish and rats thriving on a 'banquet' of waste.

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1 week ago Birmingham bin strikes: Deadly disease outbreak fears as rat hordes multiply in scorching weather

An expert has raised fears large rats multiplying in hot weather in Birmingham amid large piles of rubbish caused by industrial action could spread a potentially fatal disease

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1 week ago Infectious disease expert warns Birmingham's bin strikes could turn DEADLY as the weather warms up

Birmingham has been plagued by ongoing bin strikes, causing streets to pile high with tons of rubbish and the problem could turn deadly as hot weather brings an increased risk of disease.

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2 w. ago 'Britain's filthiest bathroom' unrecognisable after extreme cleaner spends 11 days scrubbing hoarder's home for free

British TikToker Victoria Gordon, took to the app to share the results of scouring a flat that was caked in filth and piled high with rubbish.

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