'You can smell the stench': Why rubbish is piling up on Birmingham streets

Refuse workers have been on strike for over a week, leading to bags of rubbish piling up across the city.

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Watch: Mountains of bin bags on Birmingham streets as residents try to shift rubbish

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'You can smell the stench': Why rubbish is piling up on Birmingham streets

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