
Breaking - Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident and is bringing in extra support to clear up 17,000 ton backlog of rubbish Birmingham City Council has this afternoon declared a 'major incident' in the city, saying the bins strike is causing a health and environmental hazard. A backlog of a staggering 17,000 tonnes of waste is now clogging up pavements and causing an unhealthy stench, with rats and maggots running riot. Striking pickets at depots around the city are blamed. They are causing so much disruption that the...