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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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Birmingham council ‘on track’ to clear bin backlog by weekend

Uncollected waste had peaked at 22,000 tonnes as the strike continues

The Independent UK

Birmingham bin boss urges striking workers to reconsider ‘very fair’ offer

Birmingham needs to ‘get back to normal’, the council’s bin boss said as residents report seeing ‘cat-sized’ rats and workers fear losing their homes.

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Residents fear for health while ‘cat-sized’ rats raid rubbish piles in streets

A school worker from Birmingham says the stench from piling rubbish has been making her asthma worse.

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Bin strikes could spread beyond Birmingham, union warns

Rubbish has been piling up on the city’s streets.

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Warning bin strikes could happen across UK as union talks collapse

Rubbish has been piling up on the city’s streets for several weeks as union pay dispute continues

The Independent UK

Army to help tackle Birmingham rubbish as bin workers vote on strike deal

The action by members of Unite began on March 11

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Military planners called in amid Birmingham bin strike

The strike began on March 11 as part of a dispute over pay.

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Woman hit at golf club by van being pursued by police ‘critical but stable’

The woman in her sixties suffered life-threatening injuries in the collision at Aston Wood Golf Club on Friday.

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IOPC investigate after woman hit on golf course by van being pursued by police

A woman was critically injured after a van being chased by police left the road and mounted an embankment at Aston Wood Golf Club.

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Tories must appeal to ‘all ages’, Badenoch warns ahead of ‘challenging’ poll

‘I want to create just a better environment for children,’ Kemi Badenoch told reporters.

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Birmingham-style bin strikes could spread to London amid unrest over pay

Unite’s national officer for local government warned of the ‘massive potential’ for the situation to escalate ‘up and down the country’

Evening Standard

Talks to resolve Birmingham bin workers strike ‘productive’

Members of Unite in Birmingham are on all out strike in a dispute over pay and jobs.

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Rayner faces call to say whether Army could help clean up Birmingham bins

Ayoub Khan MP asked the Deputy PM whether Army personnel could ‘assist the local charities and organisations’ that are helping to clear the waste.

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‘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.

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England boss Sarina Wiegman admits one eye is on Euros ahead of Belgium clashes

England will host Belgium in Bristol on Friday before travelling to Leuven on April 8 for the Nations League double-header against Belgium.

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Mother and daughter, four, among victims named in station house fire

Mayci Fox and her mother Emma Conn, 30, both died in the blaze, along with 23-year-old Louie Thorn.

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Station house fire that killed three not believed to be criminal, say police

A man who was arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday was released without charge on Sunday evening.

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after young girl and two adults die in fire

Emergency services were called on Friday to reports of a large blaze at a property in Beswick Close in Rushton, near Kettering.

Evening Standard

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after young girl and two adults die in Northamptonshire fire

Emergency services were called on Friday to reports of a large blaze at a property in Beswick Close in Rushton, near Kettering.

Evening Standard

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’.

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Pictures show stunning glimpse of partial solar eclipse across the UK

The next partial solar eclipse visible in the UK will be in 2026

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Reform UK echoes Trump with ‘make Britain great again’ aired at election launch

Nigel Farage said he wanted to create a British form of Doge, a US cost-cutting programme led by Elon Musk.

Evening Standard

Reeves to address grim economic outlook as she faces budget watchdog’s verdict

Fiscal watchdog the OBR is reported to have warned that welfare cuts will not save ministers the £5 billion they had expected.

The Independent UK

Reeves gets budget watchdog’s verdict as she hunts for elusive economic growth

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out how she will balance the books against a backdrop of economic stagnation.

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