The Tories are demanding action from Communities Secretary Angela Rayner over the deepening industrial dispute that has left large parts of England's second city looking like bomb sites. Economics
Birmingham's bin strike is into its third week - and it has resulted in mountains of rubbish piling up outside homes and on grass verges, which has attracted vermin Events
Bin strike talks held on Thursday between Birmingham City Council and Unite were said to be 'inconclusive' – with tomorrow marking the 75th day since walkout-outs started Events
A Tory MP has shared fears of rats appearing Birmingham that are "the size of cats" — rodents she dubbed the "Squeaky Blinders" — as a result of the city’s bin strikes. Politics
The risk of diseases is skyrocketing amid the strike, says an expert Events
The rodents have invaded waste units outside flats with the population of the vermin spiking over the last two months. Events
Residents have complained about ‘rats the size of cats’ as rubbish bags pile up outside Birmingham’s homes Events
