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Streets are still very sticky. if you had been here an hour or an hour and a half ago, there was rubbish piled high beyond the bins for a good five or six metres surrounding it. there are spots like this all over the city, in particular the city centre, because 12 days of rubbish is actually an awful lot to clear away. they had the extra resources in the council to clear the site, they cleared this one little while ago, there is still a refuse worker sweeping the streets just to the left of me here. we have seen several bin lorries pass by in the last few minutes. this is just a respite here i...

Homes, schools and businesses from flooding. the appeal of sea swimming is strong enough for this group to continue for now — but without rapid improvement on pollution, some say it'll no longer be worth the risk. tim muffett, bbc news whitstable in kent. a major clean—up operation has begun across edinburgh, following the end of a first wave of strike action by council refuse workers. but rubbish continues to pile up in other council areas. the dispute is over pay. the latest pay offer has just been rejected. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is edinburgh. it looks very tidy where y...

But then everyone is struggling just now. in certain situations we can see the bottoms of the binbags here that we've got, they have been pulled away. there are worries that as the rubbish piles up, rats might not be far behind. it is likely that the rats will multiply as they do very quickly in general. we fear that than domestic or even commercial properties may fall victim to these issues. the strike is now spreading. refuse workers in more scottish councils have walked out, including here in aberdeen, as well as glasgow and dundee. and soon schools and nurseries could also be affected in t...

Will multiply as they do very quickly in general. we fear that then domestic or even commercial properties may fall victim to these issues. the strike is now spreading. refuse workers in more scottish councils have walked out, including here in aberdeen, as well as glasgow and dundee. and soon schools and nurseries could also be affected in this strike over pay. in two weeks' time we will be doing schools and early years and then we will have to sit down and think about the next level of strategy but this is not going to go away unless there is more money put on the table. in edinburgh, some f...

New public appeal is expected at some point this week. david, thank ou. water companies have been accused of failing to monitor sewage discharges at popular british seaside resorts. pollution warnings were put in place across more than 40 beaches and swimming spots in england and wales, after recent heavy rain overwhelmed sewer systems. data analysed by the liberal democrats found that many monitoring devices had either not been installed, or worked only a small amount of the time. water firms have insisted they are committed to tackling the issue. rubbish is continuing to mount on the streets...