Birmingham City Council says it is on track to clear a backlog of uncollected waste by the weekend, despite the ongoing dispute with the Unite union. Craig Cooper, strategic director of city operations, said collections would focus first on "the poorest parts" of the city "affected the most" by the ongoing bin strike.

Birmingham council ‘on track’ to clear bin backlog by weekend - Uncollected waste had peaked at 22,000 tonnes as the strike continues