26 h. ago Striking Birmingham bin workers blow up giant inflatable rat at 'mega picket' blocking depot in city blighted by rodents and mountains of rubbish as industrial action rumbles on

The group of around 200 let off flares and blew up a giant inflatable rat at the rally - a nod to the giant rats which are said to have invaded the country's second city as rubbish piles high.

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29 h. ago Campers leave piles of rubbish at Dumfries and Galloway beauty spot over Bank Holiday weekend

The western shores of Loch Ken were so busy it looked "like Blackpool beach" with the removal of layby bins leading to large amounts of litter.

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2 w. ago How CAN Labour MPs campaign for a Pakistan airport while rubbish piles up in streets? Multiculturalism has failed: MATT GOODWIN

As I write this, mounds of bin bags are continuing to pile up on Birmingham 's festering streets. Fly-tipping is rife, as are the rats - some as big as cats - that scurry through the streets.

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2 w. ago Birmingham bin strike deal ‘could be in touching distance’, says union

Local residents facing mounting piles of rubbish after more than a month of industrial action

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2 w. ago Easter BINNIES! As rubbish bags continue to pile high in Birmingham SEVEN council workers are seen emptying one car full of litter as strikes continue

Staff were based at several mobile refuse collection vans at Birmingham Central Mosque Car Park on Sunday to help clear the overflowing streets of waste.

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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4 w. 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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