Locals have been left ‘devastated’ after a more than 400-year-old tree thought to be one of London ‘s biggest was chopped down by a local Toby Carvery.

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The Crown Prosecution Service describes the 49-year-old’s attack on the two women as “inexplicable”.

Reports of rats in Birmingham that are ‘bigger than cats’ are now making international headlines. The New York Times, NBC News and CNN have all weighed in on the city’s rodent problem, as the strike action by bin workers rolls on. Rat panic seems to be setting in. An MP said the rodents are ‘dancing

The month-long walkout has seen bin bags and fly-tipped rubbish piled high on Birmingham’s streets.