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A picket line of workers, some holding red flags, outside the gates of a depot. A refuse lorry can be seen parked up just inside the site, behind the picket line.

Calls for police to maintain bin strike presence

Police are urged to maintain a "consistent presence" amid reports of picket lines blocking lorries.

Birmingham & Black Country

A man with long hair, his face obscured, empties waste into a wheelie bin

New plan for bins and recycling to be considered

Recycling collections could move to every three weeks instead of every two across Lancaster.

A middle-aged man wearing a black woolly hat with Birmingham City Council written on the front smiles into the camera. He is wearing black-rimmed glasses, a scarf and a green jacket.

PM living in 'la-la land', striking bin worker says

Lorry driver Dave Callaghan says he is sorry the city looks a mess and is gaining a bad reputation.

Birmingham & Black Country

Five of the council's bin lorries parked side by side painted in bright green, orange, turquoise, purple and blue colours

Colourful bin lorries carry important messages

The five new South Kesteven vehicles carry health and wellbeing messages from national charities.

A pile of black bin bags is in the foreground on green grass in front of a row of houses. The houses stretch into the distance, with more piles of black bin bags outside each house

Bin strike policing cut as waste builds up again

New mountains of binbags on Birmingham streets are feared as bin lorries remain locked in depots.

Birmingham & Black Country

Five takeaways from council leader in hotseat

Bella Sankey, from Brighton & Hove City Council, spoke to BBC Radio Sussex.

Police officers crowing around protesters on a street

Striking bin workers block depot lorries again

Bin collections on Thursday will be disrupted due to the action, the city council says.

Birmingham & Black Country

An aerial view of bales of rubbish which have been dumped on a farm in Lincolnshire. The blue-coloured bundles are piled up and surrounded by two agricultural buildings.

Suspended jail term for boss behind illegal tip

Matthew Berry, 46, and SBR Foxhill Limited were prosecuted for an illegal waste site in Skendleby.

An aerial view of Longue Hougue showing various buildings and piles of waste

Food waste sent to landfill after fault at plant

The problem has been fixed, but 90 tonnes of food waste is sent to landfill, says the States.