Residents are being reminded to dispose of lithium-ion batteries properly after a blaze in a bin lorry. Devon and Somerset Fire Service crews were called to Millwey Rise Industrial Estate in Axminster ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bin lorry has been destroyed after a lithium battery dumped as part of a household's rubbish caught fire, a council says. During ...

Here are the 16 winning bin lorry names: All this naming fun is part of a big upgrade. The council is investing millions of pounds in shiny new vehicles, which the council says "will help improve our ...

A moment of impatience proved costly for a motorist who received a £100 fine and three penalty points for mounting the pavement to get around a refuse lorry ...

A Midland councillor was left "deeply concerned" after a lithium battery caught fire inside a bin lorry. The battery had been placed inside a household bin before it was emptied into a refuse truck ...

'I'm worried that fires could still be an issue' ...

A bin lorry has been destroyed after a lithium battery dumped as part of a household's rubbish caught fire, a council says. During an early morning collection this month in north Warwickshire, bin ...