“Binbags, Sir! Fahsends Of ‘Em!”

The council had already appealed to neighbouring authorities for assistance but the government has now asked for help from the British army in tackling the crisis.

But no, It doesn't mean what you think... 

This will involve some of the military’s office-based planners being called in to provide logistical and administrative assistance for a short period. It will not involve deployed soldiers collecting bins.

Why does the council need this assistance? Are their own 'logical and administative' staff on strike as well? 

The dispute is over plans to scrap the higher-paid waste recycling and collection officer role from council fleets, which the council claims risks creating a “huge future equal-pay liability”.

Yes, this is another crazy 'equality' chicken coming home to roost, this one the size of an azhdarchid pterosaur. 

So..?

Almost twice as many boys as girls routinely cycle in the UK, a pioneering report on young people’s active travel has found.

The study, led by the charity Sustrans...

Oh oh!  

...also found strong support among children for measures to help them cycle and walk, such as dedicated bike lanes, slower traffic speeds and barring motor vehicles from outside schools.

Stopping the school-run madness would be good, but of course if you asked their parents, they'd say something quite different.  

While all active travel is good for long-term heath, long-term studies have shown these benefits are particularly marked when it comes to cycling, especially compared with walking.

Despite walking being safer? Well, sometimes, anyway.  

Lily, a secondary school girl from Swansea, said she used to cycle around her neighbourhood but stopped because “it’s not really seen as cool, and we can be quite self-conscious about that”. A lot of cycling gear was “made for men instead of women”, she added.

Well, just pretend you're a boy, love. It's all the rage now.