Lisa Dowd

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Lisa Dowd

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2 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Lisa Dowd

In Small Heath in Birmingham, the sun is setting on another mound of rubbish. There are dozens of bin liners on the street corner, with puncture holes and rips, causing rotting food to spill onto the pavement. "I've seen loads of rats here," says a man strolling past the pile. "People walk here and chuck their bags on top and I have to live next to it. "Look at this," he says, as he gets his phone out of his pocket.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Lisa Dowd

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3 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Lisa Dowd

In parts of Birmingham, the stench is overwhelming - enough to make you heave. At a block of flats in Highgate, in Birmingham city centre, we find a mountain of bin liners full of rubbish spewing out of the cavernous bin store, which is normally locked. Mickel comes out to speak to us, while all around bin liners lie open, with the contents for all to see, including used nappies and rotting food.

Jan 11, 2025 | news.sky.com | Lisa Dowd

Male survivors of abuse say they feel "ignored" by the Westminster government because crimes against them are being classified as "violence against women and girls". For the last 15 years, successive governments have grouped male victims of domestic abuse, rape, stalking and so-called honour-based violence into the same category as female victims, and charities are calling for change.