1 hour ago ‘Get round table and drop opposition,’ No 10 tells Unite amid Birmingham strike

The council declared a major incident earlier this week in a bid to increase collections of bin sacks amid a huge pile-up of waste on the street.

Events

62 h. ago Stars who deserve an award for the VERY posh personas they've created

Filled with glitzy red carpets, high brow fashion and and cameras at every turn it is easy to get sucked into the glamorous world of the celebrity. 

Events

4 d. ago New recycling rules for all households in England with five different bin collections

It comes as part of the government's Simpler Recycling scheme

Society

1 week ago Rat infested UK street has rodents jumping out of bins and scuttering up toilets

A group of Glasgow residents are being plagued by an infestation of rats caused they say by the lack of bin collection, after a flood destroyed homes in the same area

Politics

1 week ago Cost of South Lanarkshire's new garden waste permit and how to apply

From April 1, garden waste will be collected at a cost of £45 per burgundy bin but food waste will still be collected for free.

Politics

1 week ago Bristol's 'race wall': Furious locals say council barricade is 'dividing the rich from the poor' and turning their road into a 'warzone'

EXCLUSIVE: Locals in Barton Hill, east Bristol, fear the Green Party council's 'race wall' is a ploy to keep them away from their posh neighbours.

Events

1 week ago The awful truth about Vladimir Putin's mother and how her brush with the most gruesome of deaths made him so barbaric

Some noticed just how light these corpses, ravaged by hunger, were as they loaded them on sleds and dragged them along the road like bin bags to mass collection points.

Politics

1 week ago The awful truth about Vladimir Putin's mother and how her brush with the most gruesome of deaths made him so barbaric 

Some noticed just how light these corpses, ravaged by hunger, were as they loaded them on sleds and dragged them along the road like bin bags to mass collection points.

Politics

2 w. 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.

Events

3 w. ago Bristol's Green run council 'ditches plan' to restrict bin collections to once a MONTH amid outrage from residents

Bristol Council had launched a six-week consultation which included the option of switching to monthly bin collections in order to save more than £2 million a year.

Politics

3 w. ago Stockport council now charges £59 for green bin collections... will you have to pay soon too?

The new £59 fee has proved controversial

Economics