{"id":228350,"date":"2025-03-21T15:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/as-birmingham-grapples-with-bin-strikes-and-rats-as-big-as-cats-councils-fear-further-cuts\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:05:04","slug":"as-birmingham-grapples-with-bin-strikes-and-rats-as-big-as-cats-councils-fear-further-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/as-birmingham-grapples-with-bin-strikes-and-rats-as-big-as-cats-councils-fear-further-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"As Birmingham grapples with bin strikes and &#8216;rats as big as cats&#8217;, councils fear further cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/ohxYJ4uJHxw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"As Birmingham grapples with bin strikes and 'rats as big as cats', councils fear further cuts\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ohxYJ4uJHxw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Birmingham is facing a severe crisis as bin strikes continue, leaving uncollected refuse and &#8216;rats as big as cats&#8217; roaming the streets. <\/p>\n<p>Nearly 400 council refuse workers have begun indefinite strike action over jobs and pay, demanding a decent rate of pay from the city council. <\/p>\n<p>Local residents are struggling with the impact on their mental health and the worsening conditions.<\/p>\n<p>#birmingham #unions #mentalhealth #politics #economy #salary #pay #bins <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birmingham is facing a severe crisis as bin strikes continue, leaving uncollected refuse and &#8216;rats as big as cats&#8217; roaming the streets. 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