Residents are stuck in the middle of a dispute between Birmingham City Council and striking bin workers.

Howard Beckett, a qualified solicitor, was Unite the Union's assistant general secretary and head of legal until his suspension in 2022.

Residents report seeing rats and foxes amid rising stacks of bin bags on Birmingham's streets.

The council said the service was unable to operate due to the ongoing all-out industrial action.

Reckitt says the move is part of "proposed structural changes", and other vacancies will be created.

Birmingham City Council chief John Cotton says concessions to striking bin workers could reopen equal pay issues.

Workers at the Atlas Depot say they are only stopping lorries if they have safety concerns.

University students said the streets had become "disgusting", as bin workers ramp up strikes.