Mr Pickles used the announcement to give a veiled warning to councils - which have a statutory duty to provide an efficient bin service - that do not have weekly collections.

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"There have been reports that contacts between Iraq and al Qaeda also occurred after bin Laden had returned to Afghanistan, but they do not appear to have resulted in a collaborative relationship, " the report said.

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Because all we have to do is put that stuff in the blue bin.

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Obama for saying he would go into Pakistan to get bin Laden without the help of the Pakistanis if he had actionable intelligence to do so.

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Do you have any suggestions on how to brine a turkey that doesn't fit in the fridge bin?

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