Bin strike end in touching distance, says union1 hour agoPhil MackieBBC News Midlands correspondent.Rob MayorPolitical Reporter, BirminghamPA MediaThe Unite union has agreed to attend mediation talks...

How much do bin workers get paid?40 minutes agoGerry Georgieva & Anthony ReubenBBC VerifyReutersA strike among bin workers in Birmingham has left piles of waste around the city.At the heart of...

The Tories have slammed Labour-run Birmingham council after it was revealed the authority has launched free rat catching services for residents as the bin strike shows no sign of going away. Amid the...

Birmingham bin strike to continue as talks collapse49 minutes agoAndrew Dawkins and Alex McIntyreBBC News, West MidlandsElizabeth GlinkaPolitical Editor, BBC MidlandsPA MediaTalks to end a strike by...

Birmingham City Council leader John Cotton during an interview with PA Media at Birmingham council o (Image: PA)With no end in sight to the ongoing Birmingham bin strike, the city council’s leader...

The Birmingham bin strikes are worsening as rubbish piles up on the streets for a fifth week in a row. Huge protests erupted in the Labour-run council today following the union, Unite, rejecting the...

Union barons have rejected a deal to end the Birmingham bin strikes – as the Army was called in to clear rubbish.Hundreds of workers have walked out in a row over pay and jobs, leading to rubbish...

Birmingham bin strike to continue as deal rejectedJust nowReutersA strike by bin workers in Birmingham is set to continue after the latest offer by the city council was "overwhelmingly" rejected.It...