Batteries can ignite when crushed and cannot currently be collected, a council says.

A grandmother who had beaten pancreatic cancer was decapitated by a bin lorry as horrified schoolchildren looked on. Maria Rubalcava de Ruesga, 69, was crossing West Bishop Street in Santa Ana, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Henry (left) and Arthur, pictured with their mum Laura, were gifted caps and high-vis vests on their depot visit [BBC] Three young ...

SHOCKING footage shows the moment a woman broke into a bin lorry and scuffled with binmen in a heated row. The woman was caught on camera in Camden, London, aggressively targeting the vehicle and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bin lorry driver who caused the death of a young boy who was cycling to school by failing to keep a proper lookout as he pulled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is the heartwarming moment Greenock bin men swapped their lorry license plate to honour an autistic schoolboy who bakes them ...

THE contents of a fire engine had to be emptied onto the street after a fire broke out inside a bin lorry.

The year-long trial of an electric bin lorry in Wiltshire has proved a success - but only in urban areas. The trial started ...

Emergency services have rushed to a property in the West Midlands after a bin lorry crashed through the front of a house. Police, fire and ambulance crews are at the scene of the smash after the ...

This is the heartwarming moment Greenock bin men swapped their lorry license plate to honour an autistic schoolboy who bakes them sweet treats every week. Since May, Jaxx Robertson, who has autism and ...