Birmingham declares major incident over bin strike

A major incident has been declared by Birmingham City Council over the ongoing bin strike, which has left 17,000 tonnes of waste on the streets.
Council leader John Cotton said the action had been taken in response to rising concerns about public health as the authority struggles to clear the rubbish, which has led to the issue being raised in Parliament.
The declaration means the authority can increase its street cleaning operation and fly-tipping removal, with an extra 35 vehicles and crews around the city.
Members of Unite have been on all-out strike since 11 March in a row of pay, which the union says will leave some workers £8,000 worse off.
As the strike was being raised in the House of Commons, the government confirmed it was now “monitoring the situation closely”.

Courtesy: BBC