THERE are rats the size of cats in this UK city and mountains of rubbish along the streets. Residents have complained that ...

Workers are furious over proposals to scrap a job role affecting 170 binmen, which amounts to a pay cut of around £8,000.

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Locals say swathes of Sparkhill, Aston, Balsall Heath and Selly Park, are already being overrun by rats feasting off rubbish and rotting food. One Tariq Mohammed, 70, who lives in Sparkhill ...

Judge Orders Halt on Deportations of Venezuelans Under Wartime Law A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from invoking an obscure wartime law, called the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, to ...

Rats can disrupt spring gardens by chewing on budding plants and can contaminate greenhouse crops by defecating in the soil, but there is a simple way to stop them from entering your property ...

The UK economy unexpectedly contracted by 0.1% in January compared with December, the latest Office for National Statistics data shows. The fall was mainly driven by a decline in the production ...

My extreme spa day I wanted to test Michael's theory that often it works out cheaper to go abroad than for a day trip in the UK. My husband and I wanted a spa trip, but even with discounts (and ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

Refuse collectors in Birmingham are on strike in a row over plans to reduce their pay - and already pictures show unsightly scenes in multple areas of the city, including Aston and Ward End ...

A woman walking past rubbish that has been piling up in Sparkhill, Birmingham (Picture: Anita Maric/SWNS) Bin bags piled up high, rats and cockroaches – these are the scenes in Birmingham over ...

Failure to agree on global grants to help low- and middle-income countries to achieve net-zero emissions cannot be the end of the story. An urgent solution is needed.