A new weapon has been developed in the war on Britain's litter - talking rubbish bins.

The specially designed bins will be dotted around central London and Liverpool from October.

As well as saying "thank you" when someone dumps in their rubbish, they can also sing opera and Abba, give a round of applause and sometimes even burp.

Keep Britain Tidy is running the campaign along with arts organisation Sing London.

Sing London's director, Colette Hiller, told Sky News: "Its ambition is to actually make people care about the place where they live and we want to do that by using fun as a way to bring the best out in people."

Interactive bins have already had success in parts of Europe