21 h. ago Angela Rayner told to call emergency Cobra meeting and send in private firms to break Birmingham bin strike as rubbish piles up and giant rats move in

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

27 h. ago Which people do you serve again? Fury as Labour MP in British city piled high with rubbish requests new airport is built... in Kashmir

Tahir Ali, Labour MP for Birmingham which has been plagued with bin strikes and piled high with rubbish, has backed calls for a new airport to be built in Kashmir.

Politics

30 h. ago Conservatives calls for Cobra meeting to deal with Birmingham bin strikes

The Tories also urged the Government to send in private sector binmen to ‘bust the local authority refuse service strikes’.

Economics

3 d. ago Birmingham bin strikes: Unite brands council 'absolutely disgusting' in scathing statement

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

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6 d. ago Mountains of rubbish blight one side of Birmingham street amid bin strikes

On one side of Chelworth Road in Birmingham, the pavement is immaculately kept but directly opposite, on the verge run by the bankrupt city council, it is swimming in filth.

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6 d. ago The Birmingham street where locals are bitterly divided by two pavements as mountains of rubbish pile up on one side amid bin strikes

On one side of Chelworth Road in Birmingham, the pavement is immaculately kept but directly opposite, on the verge run by the bankrupt city council, it is swimming in filth.

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1 week ago Birmingham bin strike misery with 'cat sized rats' continues as talks fail end walk

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

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1 week ago Birmingham bin strike misery with 'cat sized rats' continues as talks fail to end walk

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

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1 week ago Birmingham bin strikes: Residents swarm lorry in city plagued by 'rats the size of cats'

Birmingham locals have been left desperate following a week's worth of strikes, with footage capturing people running at the few rubbish trucks still carrying out their rounds

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1 week ago Birmingham bin strikes: 'Rats the size of cats' plague city covered by 'stench of rubbish'

Birmingham locals have been left desperate following a week's worth of strikes, with footage capturing people running at the few rubbish trucks still carrying out their rounds

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1 week ago By order of the Squeaky Blinders: Tory MP shares fears of rats ‘size of cats’ in Birmingham

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

1 week ago Bin strikes spark chaos in Birmingham: Moment desperate residents swarm a bin lorry in bid to offload their rotting waste in city plagued by 'rats the size of cats'

A rubbish collection in Birmingham descended into chaos as rubbish-laden residents swarmed a bin lorry amid ongoing strikes by refuse collectors which have reportedly led to rats the size of cats.

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2 w. ago Birmingham bin strike creates ‘banquet’ of rotting waste for rodents

The risk of diseases is skyrocketing amid the strike, says an expert

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2 w. ago Invasion of the 'squeaky blinders': Birmingham overrun with rats 'the size of CATS' feasting on food left in mounds of bin bags piled up because of bin strikes

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Rodents 'the size of cats' have been sighted by Birmingham residents scurrying around mountains of garbage that have built up since the start of the year

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2 w. ago Birmingham bin strike: Who is affected and when will it end?

Residents have complained about ‘rats the size of cats’ as rubbish bags pile up outside Birmingham’s homes

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3 w. ago The city overrun by rats where rodents the size of cats lurk in bins, swarms take over train stations... and the Labour council which has started charging people a 'rat tax' to get rid of them

Residents of the Midlands city have said ongoing bin strikes, an increase in fly-tipping and HS2 building work has sparked an invasion of pesky rats and mice, as they continue to find rats at every corner.

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3 w. ago The city overrun by rats where rodents the size of cats lurk in bins, swarms take over train stations... and the Labour council has tarted changing people a 'rat tax' to get rid of them

Residents of the Midlands city have said ongoing bin strikes, an increase in fly-tipping and HS2 building work has sparked an invasion of pesky rats and mice, as they continue to find rats at every corner.

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