Waste management

The mats could reduce carbon emissions by about 1.3 tonnes per vehicle annually, the council says.

Medway residents must now pay for regular extra garden waste collections.

Unite the Union calls for further negotiations after weeks of waiting for a deal offer to be made.

About 10,500 requests are made for larger bins ahead of a council halving its collection frequency.

Sir Andrew Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield, says "everything is happening behind closed doors".

Birmingham City Council says it needs to fulfil its public health duty by clearing street waste.

It was alleged staff took payments to mis-report the amount of waste being brought into a Bristol Waste site.

The Environment Agency says it is investigating reports of an illegal waste site.