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,

Birmingham residents haven't had their rubbish collected in six weeks, as a pay dispute between bin workers and the council leads to trash piling up in public spaces and rodents running rampant.

Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident as an estimated 17,000 tonnes of waste remain uncollected in the city after bin workers walked out on strike. With reports of giant rats and a worsening stench,