29 h. ago Birmingham City Council declares major incident over bin strike: Chaos as 17,000 tonnes of waste remains uncollected as picket lines block rubbish trucks at depots

Members of the Unite union in Birmingham are holding an all-out strike which has led to rubbish piling up in the streets.

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29 h. ago Major incident declared over bin strike as 17,000 tonnes of waste left to rot

The all-out strike has led to rubbish piling up in the streets and residents complaining about rats

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29 h. ago Birmingham City Council declares major incident as bin strike continues

The council says bin lorries are being prevented by picket lines from leaving waste depots.

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30 h. ago Birmingham bin strike escalates as council declares major incident with giant rats invading homes

Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident over a bin strike and said that picket lines blocking its depots are preventing waste vehicles from collecting 17,000 tonnes of rubbish

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33 h. ago Aberdeen City Council workers back strike action in dispute over contract changes

The council has proposed a pay freeze and reducing the working week from 37 to 35 hours for full-time workers.

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8 d. ago Israel kills 'new Hamas PM' in precision airstrike days after he took office

Hamas' so-called new Prime Minister Ismail Barhoum (pictured) was killed in the strike that hit the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis on Sunday night.

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1 week ago Russian drones strike Ukrainian city of Odesa, underlining challenges for even limited truce

Russian drones have pummeled the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, injuring three people and sparking fires

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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 Man United star Rasmus Hojlund learns FA stance on goal celebration after Leicester City strike

Rasmus Hojlund ended his goal drought in Manchester United's 3-0 win over Leicester on Sunday and brought back his celebration

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2 w. ago Inside city plagued with super rats 'the size of kittens' amid indefinite bin strike

The Mirror meets the pest control expert, affectionately dubbed ‘rat man’, who is helping rid Birmingham of rodents as city endures an indefinite bin worker walkout

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2 w. ago Inside grim UK bin strike city plagued with horrifying super rats where rubbish festers in streets

The Mirror meets the pest control expert, affectionately dubbed ‘rat man’, who is helping rid Birmingham of rodents as city endures an indefinite bin worker walkout

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2 w. ago Man United's £2billion super stadium plans thrown into DOUBT

JACK GAUGHAN: Man United's grand plans for a £2billion super stadium have raised the eyebrows of industry experts who doubt key aspects of the eye-popping proposal unveiled this week.

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3 w. ago Major city descends into wasteland as bin workers go on strike: Mountains of rubbish overflowing onto the streets and rats scurrying around everywhere

Nearly 400 council bin workers in Birmingham have walked out indefinitely as part of an escalating dispute over jobs and pay.

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3 w. ago Major city descends into wasteland as bin workers go on strike: Mountains of rubbish overflows onto the streets and rats scurry around everywhere

Nearly 400 council bin workers in Birmingham have walked out indefinitely as part of an escalating dispute over jobs and pay.

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3 w. ago Man City elected fan representatives go on strike after club delay

Members of Manchester City's official fan group will not be discussing club matters until a date is arranged to discuss season tickets

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3 w. ago Nottingham Forest boost growing Champions League hopes as Man City beaten

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-0 MANCHESTER CITY: Callum Hudoson-Odoi's late strike earned the home side three points to extend their advantage over Pep Guardiola's side in the Premier League

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Deadly Odesa drone attack cuts power, water and heating for second day

Woman aged 77 died of shrapnel wounds; Zelenskyy offers minerals deal signature and peace plan. What we know on day 1,106A Russian drone attack late on Tuesday killed one person and caused power, water and heating cuts in Odesa for the second day running, said the regional governor, Oleh Kiper. A 77-year-old woman died of shrapnel wounds on the outskirts of the city, he said, and drone strikes damaged critical infrastructure, leaving neighbourhoods without services.Kiper said fragments from downed drones had damaged private houses and started fires in outlying city districts. A missile strike had destroyed an empty sanatorium near the town of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, south of Odesa, he added.East of the capital, Kyiv, drones targeted a multi-storey apartment building near the town of Boryspil, smashing windows and triggering a fire in a business. Local officials reported no casualties.Zelenskyy has proposed a peace plan to end the war, saying he is willing to work “constructively” und...

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