5 h. ago Fire plea after Birmingham resident burns recycling inside home amid bin strike

Rubbish has been piling up in the streets since hundreds of bin workers walked out on March 11 in a dispute with Birmingham City Council.

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32 h. ago Fresh talks over Birmingham bin strike to be held on May Day

Conciliation service Acas will be involved in the meeting for the first time since the row flared earlier this year.

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9 d. ago SHARON GRAHAM: 'Why should Birmingham's bin workers carry the can for a crisis made by others?'

Birmingham City Council is guilty of pumping out false narratives in the media regarding the ongoing bin strike, writes Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite

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9 d. ago Striking bin workers pals accused of making Birmingham rat crisis worse with tips plot

Council bosses have declared a major incident and warned it will take weeks to clear the streets of Birmingham after rubbish has mounted up amid five weeks of strike action

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9 d. ago Birmingham bin strike cannot continue, council leader says ahead of fresh talks

Unite the union says if guarantees that no worker will lose money could be put into writing by Birmingham City Council, a deal could be closer.

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1 week ago Man whose Mercedes was destroyed by rats ‘disappointed’ bin strike continuing

Adam Yasin, 33, from the Balsall Heath area of Birmingham, said his car was ‘completely written off’ after rats chewed through wiring.

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1 week ago Birmingham bin strike crisis continues as refuse workers reject ‘totally inadequate’ pay deal

The British Army have been brought in to help tackle the rubbish piling up on the streets

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1 week ago Residents unable to return home after fatal Worksop ‘gas explosion’

A major incident was declared after the blast on Saturday evening.

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1 week ago Birmingham bin strike continues as Army called in amid 'public health risk'

Thousands of tonnes of waste has been left lying uncollected after refuse workers went on strike on March 11.

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1 week ago Man in his 50s found dead in rubble of house destroyed after gas explosion

A major incident was declared in Worksop and drone footage captures the scale of the horror

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1 week ago Man dead in suspected gas explosion that levelled house and wrecked neighbours' homes as police say everyone else is safe

A major incident was declared on Saturday evening when a house on John Street in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, exploded after a major 'gas leak'.

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1 week ago Man dies after house explosion in Nottinghamshire as major incident declared

Nearby homes have been evacuated as emergency services work to account for all residents.

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1 week ago Major incident declared as terraced house destroyed in gas explosion

Emergency crews worked through the night to account for residents

Society

1 week ago Shocking aerial picture of home destroyed in major incident gas blast shows utter devastation as emergency crews continue on site this morning

A major incident was declared after the terrifying incident on John Street in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, at 7.39pm yesterday evening.

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1 week ago ‘Major incident’ declared after home explosion in Nottinghamshire

Nearby homes have been evacuated as emergency services work to account for all residents.

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1 week ago Major incident declared after massive 'gas blast' ravages home

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service received its first report about the incident in John Street, Worksop, at 7.39pm on Saturday.

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1 week ago Birmingham bin strikes: Council boss jetted off to sunny Cannes as waste crisis escalated

Joanne Roney, managing director of Birmingham City Council, flew to Cannes in France in the same week refuse workers began an all-out strike in the city last month

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2 w. ago Birmingham bin strike: Locals cash in charging to clear rubbish but end up fly

Our exclusive video shows a man emptying black sacks from a white Fiat van under the cover of darkness before being confronted by an angry resident - as negotiations to end the bin strike continue

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2 w. ago Birmingham residents urged to watch for ‘bin raiders’ as strikes spark fraud warning

Birmingham’s residents have been warned of less obvious dangers as bin strike action continues

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2 w. 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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