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A mother sits with her daughter in the airport waiting to leave. The young girl is wearing a puffy pink coat and her mum is wearing a black coat with fur-lined hood and a white hijab. The little girl is sitting on her mothers lap and they have their heads nestled in close to one another. The mother is looking down at her daughter and smiling.

City's 'moral duty' to accept more Afghan refugees

Council leader John Cotton said Birmingham had welcomed people into the city for generations.

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Council leader John Cotton pictured with a blank expression on his face. He has light brown hair which is styled in a quiff. He is wearing a dotted white shirt underneath a blue navy blazer

Union denies 'targeting' school linked to bins boss

The Unite union strongly denies the accusation made by the leader of Birmingham City Council.

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Sadia Khan, a woman wearing a headscarf and high visibility jacket. She is stood alongside a fence, with a large hedge behind her.

Bin strike during heatwave gives city 'the ick'

"We have to hold our nose every time we step out", one Birmingham resident says.

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A man wearing a white shirt with small blue pattern and suit jacket. He is standing in a corridor that is on the top of a landing and has green carpet as well as a door at the end. He has short brown hair with a side parting.

Some refuse workers will lose money - council leader

John Cotton says the authority continues to urge Unite to accept the deal on the table.

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White caravans stationary at a site which is behind a wire fence.

Council delays temporary traveller site plans

The council says possible sites for short-term stays are being sought, delaying this month's pilot.

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An XL bully dog that has a white face with some brown, a large black collar with a black rope lead attached

Dumped XL bullies are risk to officers - council

Birmingham City Council says one of its officers was attacked by a pocket bully dog in 2023.

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A composite of two council publicity images, against white backgrounds. On the left, a woman with tied-back black hair, gold earrings and a floral dress. On the right is a man with tousled brown hair, black-rimmed glasses and a trimmed moustache and beard. He is wearing a blue sweater.

Council first recognises Sikh and Jewish identity

The move is agreed after two councillors proposed it for a meeting on Tuesday.

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Residents hand rubbish to refuse workers at a Mobile Household Waste Centre in Senneleys Park on 8 April, 2025. Men and women workers are wearing orange hi-vis jackets.

Public meeting calls for end to city bin strike

About 150 people attend a gathering in Bordesley, with more to be held across Birmingham.

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A large pile of black bin bags, with a few carboard boxes and other bits of rubbish interspersed throughout. The pile appears to be partly on the pavement and partly on the road. Cars are parked in the background, and two people are walking on the pavement away in the distance.

Birmingham bin strike could last until December

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham warns the strike will continue for "as long as it takes".

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