Death threats and slashed tyres as Brighton's battle of the bins turns toxic

Decades-long dispute between council and GMB union resurfaces after report shows 140% rise in missed collectionsThe threat, if not explicit, was thinly veiled. Written in capitals, it had been left on a car parked outside the home of a waste-depot manager. The car's tyres had been slashed. "Leave the case alone. Brakes next," it said. "Nice dogs by the way."It may sound like a scene from a Sopranos-style mafia drama, but the threat was not made in mob-run New Jersey - the note was left in one of the most liberal, bohemian cities in England, where a battle over who really controls the bins is threatening to spill on to the streets. Continue reading...