British Army specialists have been called in to help with the escalating rubbish crisis in Birmingham, triggered by an ongoing bin strike. The full-scale industrial action, which commenced on March...
Army experts called in over Birmingham bin strike6 minutes agoClare LissamanBBC NewsGetty ImagesMilitary planners have been called in to help tackle mounting piles of rubbish on Birmingham's streets...
Loose Women host Janet Street-Porter says she was even grumpier when she began her TV career – until Sir Elton John told her she was being “a nightmare”.And the notoriously outspoken...
Reform leader Nigel Farage has hit out the Government over new taxes on second home owners. Since April 1, councils across England are able to charge a council tax premium on second homes of up to...
I think most of us can agree that we got a lot wrong during the Covid lockdown. As in, y’know, kind of all of it. In fact, the more time passes the more it looks like lockdown was one of the...
Shame on this shoddy Government for daring to try and drop the five grooming gangs inquiries. Yet again it’s prioritised the Muslim vote over raped, tortured and abused white women. Just weeks ago...
Keir Starmer’s first few months in Number 10 haven’t gone well. Tax rises and Treasury warnings about a “black hole” in the public finances swiftly shattered business confidence. Changes to...
Joanne Roney, the managing director of Birmingham City Council, has come under scrutiny for reportedly taking a business trip to Cannes during the onset of a major bin strike crisis in the city.The...
Shark has launched an Easter sale, including deals on household appliances like vacuum cleaners and its popular beauty range. Several top-rated hair tools are reduced, but the stand-out deal is on...
Argentina has descended into chaos with trains disrupted, flights grounded, grain shipments interrupted, deliveries halted and banks closed as unions staged a general strike against Javier Milei's...
Unite's boss hit back at Angela Rayner after she pleaded with the union to end the Birmingham bin strikes. Members of the Unite union launched the walk out last month in a bitter dispute over pay and...
Carole Malone erupted at a Labour MP who took a trip to Japan during the Birmingham bin crisis. Liam Byrne, the MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North, travelled to Tokyo with the Commons...
Union bosses held up Birmingham bin deal, BBC told21 minutes agoElizabeth GlinkaPolitical Editor, BBC West MidlandsRob MayorPolitical Reporter, BirminghamReutersA deal between striking bin workers...
Furious cobstituents have slammed a senior Labour MP who jetted abroad on a luxurious trip while they battled bin strikes. Liam Byrne, a Birmingham MP, flew 6,000 miles to Tokyo for a "fact-finding"...
A young man made the bold decision to move to Benidorm after just one visit - and has vowed never to return to the UK.There’s many wonderful things about life in Great Britain but it’s certainly...
Bin strike threat to public health - Streeting57 minutes agoGavin KermackBBC News, West MidlandsPA MediaAs Birmingham's bin strikes enter their fifth week, the health secretary has said he is...
The English neighbourhood that could hold the secret to fixing the NHS30 minutes agoNick TriggleHealth correspondent•@nicktriggleBBCListen to this article on BBC SoundsMinisters, health staff and...
Thick stench and piles of bin bags: Birmingham bin strikes five weeks onBirmingham residents have been queuing up in their cars for miles in order to dispose of their rubbish. This comes as bin...
Residents of a picturesque clifftop area in Folkestone, Kent, are at their wits' end as holidaymakers in campervans block their driveways and leave behind human waste. The Leas locals have reported...
The lane sandwiched between Oriel Road and Crofton Road in Rock Ferry is besieged by discarded mattresses, fridges, old furnishings, and an assortment of rubbish that has made it a breeding ground...