Residents report the trash pile ups have led to rats the size of "small cats" invading homes and destroying cars. A woman covers her nose as she walks past a pile of rubbish as refuse workers ...

They can be cat-sized, definitely ... Ali Mohammed, aged 67, said the stench from a huge pile of rubbish near his home in Balsall Heath has caused him to have problems with his chest.

They can be cat-sized, definitely.” Another woman ... Ali Mohammed, aged 67, said the stench from a huge pile of rubbish near his home in Balsall Heath has caused him to have problems with his chest.