Desperate residents in strike-hit Birmingham swarmed a bin lorry this morning as a pest controller warned rats the size of baby monkeys were now infesting the rubbish-strewn suburbs. The monster ...

You can check out at any time. More info A bin lorry driver who struck a pedestrian, trapping her under the wheel of his truck and leaving her needing six months of hospital treatment, had his ...

"If your street’s bins were not taken today, please leave them out and our crews will collect them by Thursday. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused." A bin lorry crew.

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A cordon was put up by police. Specialists later confirmed that the remains were human and the recycling plant - named by Teesside Live as the Biffa Waste Management site on that estate - has been ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Police have completed initial investigations at the Biffa recycling plant after the shock discovery of human remains. Emergency services ...

Officers were called to the Biffa plant at Tofts Farm Industrial Estate on Sunday (March 30) at around 11.30am following the discovery of a number of bones by employees. A cordon was erected ...

A bin lorry driver who struck a pedestrian, trapping her under the wheel of his truck and leaving her needing six months of hospital treatment, had his jail sentence overturned on appeal.

The incident occurred when a speeding tipper lorry rammed into their stationary car, crushing it between two heavy vehicles. According to police reports, the victims were returning to Madurai ...

The bin strikes that are plaguing Birmingham could spread to other cities, a senior trade union boss has warned. Clare Keogh, the national officer for local government at Unite, warned there was ...