9 h. ago ‘They are killing us’: authorities use force against protesters in Kurdish regions of Iran

People face teargas, pellet guns and violence as protests continue and opposition parties call for general strikeDemonstrations over economic conditions broke out in Kurdish regions of Iran on Wednesday despite authorities using violence to try to disperse protests before an announced general strike, according to witnesses and rights groups.Protesters took to the streets across Kurdish cities in western Iran, with shopkeepers shutting down stores and demonstrators chanting against government corruption. People said they were met with force as authorities fired teargas, pellet guns and what demonstrators said were live bullets at crowds. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Piles of rubbish still swamp Birmingham streets as strikes reach one year mark

It's been exactly a year since bin workers in Birmingham downed tools in a dispute over pay and work conditions, and the situation is seemingly further than ever from being solved

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1 week ago What happened next: Maggots, rats and growing despair – a year of the Birmingham bin strike

Action began in January, before an all-out strike in March. For locals, the flytipping, vermin, maggots and mess are taking a huge environmental and emotional tollIt’s an icy cold winter morning, and 80-year-old Mohammed Bashir is armed with a broom, tackling the large pile of rubbish that has accumulated outside his terraced house in Small Heath, Birmingham.This has become an almost daily activity for Bashir since the city’s bin strike started 50 weeks ago and, like many in the city, he is starting to lose patience. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Fury as mountains of Christmas rubbish pile up on the streets of Birmingham after nearly 12 months of bin strikes

ENRAGED residents in Birmingham have been left "ashamed" and "depressed" by the state of their roads amid the ongoing bin strike. As rats roam the litter-strewn streets and bins overflow with rubbish in the wake of Christmas, locals have told of their deep frustration with the continued dispute. Shocking photos now show mountains of festive...

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1 week ago Mountains of Christmas rubbish pile up on Birmingham streets as strike goes on

With no sign of an end to the bin strike in Birmingham in sight, Christmas joy has turned to dread for many residents as their rubbish continues to litter the streets

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1 week ago Dumped Christmas trees and tinsel litter the streets of Birmingham amid year of bin strike misery

Disgusted residents in Birmingham have told of their fury after bins were left brimming with overflowing waste just a couple of days after Christmas.

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2 w. ago Workers organized by a key union rally in Bolivia against scrapping fuel subsidies

Bolivian miners have marched in downtown La Paz, the country’s capital, and union-organized protesters took to the streets elsewhere on the first day of a strike over the government’s scrapping of fuel subsidies that have been blamed for contributing to dollar shortages and economic turmoil

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2 w. ago Banksy strikes again as new street art appears in London days before Christmas

The work shows a child in a beanie hat and wellingtons lying on the floor next to another person in a bobble hat who points up to the building above

Economics

2 w. ago Streeting says he wants to avoid strikes next year as doctors return to work

The latest industrial action followed the rejection of a new Government offer by British Medical Association members.

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2 w. ago Wes Streeting 'worries' over next few days as doctors' strike nears end

It comes at the busiest time for the NHS

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2 w. ago Streeting ‘worried’ about NHS recovery after resident doctors’ strike

Resident doctors went on strike on Wednesday after members of the BMA rejected a fresh offer from the government

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2 w. ago Doctor strikes particularly challenging in London, says Wes Streeting as city faces flu crisis

Wes Streeting said he recognised the ‘pain’ resident doctors had felt ‘in their pockets’

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2 w. ago Do you support the doctors going on strike? Take our poll and have your say

Resident doctors in England are on a five-day strike after rejecting a last minute deal as Health Secretary Wes Streeting warned that the walk out comes at "the worst time for the NHS"

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3 w. ago Resident doctors say ‘the system is breaking’ as they begin five

Wes Streeting warned patients will face disruption but doctors said they had to take a stand

Politics

3 w. ago Doctors strike live: Starmer dodges question on NHS walkout ban despite hammering ‘dangerous’ strikes at PMQs

Resident doctors have started a five-day walkout

Society

3 w. ago Strike set to cost NHS £250m, Streeting says as doctors hit the picket line

It comes amid warnings of a ‘superflu’ sweeping the nation, with flu cases in hospitals in England at a record level for this time of year

Economics

3 w. ago Doctors strike live: Streeting apologises to patients as NHS faces £250m bill for walkout

Resident doctors begin five-day walkout

Science

3 w. ago Watch live: Wes Streeting grilled by MPs as doctors begin five

Watch live as Wes Streeting is questioned by MPs on Wednesday (17 December), as resident doctors begin their five days of industrial action.

Society

3 w. ago Skinny, blind dog living among piles of rubbish on farm where other animals were found suffering and left to rot

As well as cattle being kept in poor conditions, inspectors found a blind and underweight dog living among piles of rubbish

Politics

3 w. ago Tenant from hell 'owed £40,000 in rent and left home piled high with rubbish and rats'

Mum-of-two Nevena Khediri, 51, rented out her five-bedroom house in Camberley, Surrey, after her marriage broke down - but was left £40,000 out of pocket by a nightmare tenant

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