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'We deserve better after a year of all-out Birmingham bin strike' – BBC

March 11, 2026

‘We deserve better after a year of all-out Birmingham bin strike’ BBCMountains of rubbish, rats & ‘infected’ streets… UK city hit by YEAR of bin hell The Sun‘I have had to delay child maintenance’: Bin worker forced to cut back after year of reduced pay ITVXRats, rubbish and recrimination: Metro revisits Birmingham as bin strikes enter second year Metro.co.ukTwelve months of trash: Can Labour survive after Birmingham’s bin-strike anniversary? SEC Newgate UK