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Angela Rayner Blasted for ‘Bizarre’ Bin Strike Blame Game as Rubbish Piles Up in Birmingham

Angela Rayner is facing backlash after pointing the finger at the previous Tory government for the escalating bin strike chaos in Birmingham.

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Minister visits Birmingham amid calls for Government to intervene in bin strike

Local government minister Jim McMahon will meet council chiefs in an effort to end the strike, which has seen tonnes of rubbish piling up.

Evening Standard

‘Rats the size of my arm’: Horrified Birmingham residents plead for end to bin strikes

In Birmingham, 17,000 tonnes of rubbish remains uncollected across the city.

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Union calls on Government to intervene in bin strike

Members of Unite in Birmingham launched an all-out strike last month in a dispute over pay and jobs.

Evening Standard

‘Just get the bins gone’: Fed-up Birmingham residents say cat-sized rats and revolting rubbish is new normal

Locals seeing no end to weeks-long dispute fork out hundreds of pounds for private rubbish removal as 17,000 tonnes of waste remains uncollected and a major incident is declared

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Letby barrister to hand over ‘fresh’ evidence to CCRC

Mark McDonald will visit the Birmingham offices of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby barrister promises to hand over ‘fresh’ evidence in freedom bid

Letby lost two bids last year to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal

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Lloyds and Halifax branch closures: Full list revealed as more than 250 banks shut for good

One Halifax branch is set to close in Lincoln in May and a Lloyds branch will be closing in Hodge Hill, Birmingham

Evening Standard

‘It’s horrible’: one month in, the Birmingham bin strike is causing a real stink

Locals are feeling the impact of the more than 17,000 tonnes of uncollected rubbish in the city’s streets

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Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello teases surprise 'huge superstars' at Black Sabbath show

Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello has teased that some "huge superstars" could make a surprise appearance in the final Black Sabbath show which is taking place at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, on July 5.

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“If it wasn’t for those four guys, we might still be wandering around in the dark”: While Kirk Hammett hails Black Sabbath as metal’s founders, Ghost’s Tobias Forge names the “neglected” aspect of their sound

As the build-up to Black Sabbath’s farewell show continues, Metallica’s guitarist and Ghost’s mastermind explain why the Birmingham four-piece are so special

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Government accused of ‘washing its hands’ of Birmingham bin strike problem

MPs also heard a resident of the Edgbaston area of the city claimed to have been ‘bitten by a rat’.

Evening Standard

Birmingham declares major incident over bin strike as piles of waste grow

Council leader says situation causing ‘harm and distress’ with 17,000 tonnes of rubbish uncollected

The Guardian - UK

Major incident declared over bin strike as 17,000 tonnes of waste left to rot

The all-out strike has led to rubbish piling up in the streets and residents complaining about rats

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Evening Standard

Birmingham declares major incident over bin strike as MP says resident 'bitten by rat'

Council estimates 17,000 tonnes of waste remains uncollected around the city

The Independent UK

Birmingham City Council declares major incident as bin strike continues

The council says bin lorries are being prevented by picket lines from leaving waste depots.

Evening Standard

Birmingham developer turns to London with trio of residential schemes worth total of £1 billion

Schemes are in Kensington, the Isle of Dogs and Archway will create a total of just over 1,000 new homes

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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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‘I like Rupert Lowe’s plain speaking’: suspended MP haunts Nigel Farage’s big rally

As Reform UK launched its English local elections campaign in Birmingham there were murmurs among activists about the fate of a ‘popular figure’

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'Entrance to the far-right': Led by Donkeys take over giant screen at Reform UK rally

CAMPAIGNERS hijacked a giant screen at a Reform UK rally to show pictures of Vladimir Putin and Nigel Farage as delegates arrived

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

Watch: Nigel Farage holds ‘biggest ever’ Reform UK rally to launch party’s local election campaign

Watch again as Nigel Farage held Reform UK’s “biggest-ever” rally in Birmingham on Friday (28 March), launching the party’s local election campaign.

The Guardian - UK

Labour ads use NHS to attack Farage’s views before major Reform rally

Billboards in Birmingham cite party leader’s remarks about a new funding model as local elections campaigning begins

The Independent UK

Tom Morello says fans should ‘arrive early’ to Black Sabbath show

Exclusive: Renowned guitarist shares some behind-the-scenes intel as the musical director for what is being billed as ‘the greatest heavy metal show ever’, as Ozzy Osbourne prepares to play his final gig

Evening Standard

King waves to well-wishers after hospital stay for cancer treatment side effects

Charles was due to attend a busy away-day in Birmingham on Friday and attend four events in the city which he hopes to reschedule.

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