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Rats and other rodents posing ‘huge’ public health risk amid ongoing bin strike

The National Pest Technicians Association is urging residents in Birmingham to protect themselves from disease.

Evening Standard

Birmingham bin strike: Public health warning as rodents ‘feast’ on rotting trash

Experts warn public health risks are mounting as the rubbish piles up

The Independent UK

Bin strike begins in Birmingham as workers and council trade accusations

Rubbish piles up as all-out strike follows smaller actions since January over scrapping of some roles

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Birmingham bin strike: Who is affected and when will it end?

Residents have complained about ‘rats the size of cats’ as rubbish bags pile up outside Birmingham’s homes

The Independent UK

Police officer ‘pestered’ revenge porn victim, kept her naked photos on his phone

Rather than investigating the crime, he ‘seemed more interested in the content of the photos’

The Independent UK

Former royal protection officer jailed for ‘grave betrayal’ of sex crime victim

Former West Mercia Police Pc Mark Cranfield was found guilty of two counts of misconduct in public office at a trial that ended in December.

Evening Standard

Church vigils held in memory of stabbed 12-year-old schoolboy Leo Ross

Churches in both Hall Green and Yardley Wood, Birmingham, opened their doors to allow well-wishers to pray and light candles.

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‘New Jack City’ screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper dead aged 66

With tributes hailing him for defying 1980s and ’90s culture, it’s emerged ‘New Jack City’ screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper has died aged 66.

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Former football club chairman bailed on £10m stadium loan inquiry fraud charge

Ex-Northampton Town chairman David Cardoza appeared before a judge alongside property developer Howard Grossman and two other men.

Evening Standard

Ex-firearms and royal protection officer guilty of revenge porn probe misconduct

Mark Cranfield broke down in the dock after being warned that he is likely to be jailed when he returns to court in February.

Evening Standard

Parents of toddler embalmed and buried his body in garden after failing to seek medical help

Abiyah Yasharahyalah had suffered broken bones, severe malnutrition and dental decay

The Independent UK

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

The parents of Abiyah Yasharahyalah are on trial accused of causing or allowing his death and depriving him of adequate nutrition and medical care.

The Independent UK

Dog owner spared jail over ‘horrific’ mauling of 11-year-old girl caught on CCTV

Farhat Ajaz, who served 25 years of a life term imposed when he was a teenager, walked free from Birmingham Crown Court with a suspended sentence.

Evening Standard

Women jailed for roles in ‘sickening and wicked’ global monkey torture ring

Adriana Orme and Holly LeGresley joined online groups which paid torturers in Indonesia to film the ‘abhorrent’ killing of monkeys.

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Mother who stabbed 10-year-old daughter to death given indefinite hospital order

Jaskirat Kaur, 33, was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia when she stabbed her ‘bright and happy’ 10-year-old daughter Shay Kang to death.

The Independent UK

Timeline of Crooked House fire as ‘major questions’ remain over devastating blaze at Britain’s wonkiest pub

The Crooked House was recently bought by private buyers for ‘an alternative use’

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