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Alison Dayani

Alison Dayani

Teen is tipped for top

A BIRMINGHAM schoolboy has been tipped for stardom after winning over TV's Mr Nasty Simon Cowell in his X Factor audition. Read

Visitors go on a trip back in time

HISTORY enthusiasts were treated to free days out at some of the Midlands' most treasured sites. Read

Flower power

BIRMINGHAM is bloomin' lovely - and that's official! Read

Police assault probe

AN INTERNAL police investigation has been launched into claims that a young black Birmingham driver was dragged out of his car by armed police and repeatedly punched. Read

We're rallying some support

VINTAGE Morgans, Corvettes and Ferraris were all part of the colourful 'Brum-ball Rally' as motoring fanatics geared up to help sick children. Read

Katherine on high note with soldiers

OPERA babe Katherine Jenkins, the modern day "forces sweetheart", made a surprise morale-boosting visit to injured soldiers recovering in Birmingham. Read

MMR jab alert

NEARLY 100 Birmingham schoolchildren were given higher than recommended doses of the controversial MMR vaccine in a blunder by health bosses. Read

Tribute to top city politician

PREPARATIONS are under way for a special remembrance ceremony in honour of one of Birmingham's leading political figures. Read

Coach crash driver drink probe

A BIRMINGHAM coach driver was today being quizzed by police on suspicion of drink driving after a motorway crash left six people seriously injured and dozens wounded. Read

MP in cash protest

A BIRMINGHAM MP today called for an increase in vital funding for research into Alzheimer's. Read

Abortion blunder doc loses appeal

BIRMINGHAM abortion botch doctor Andrew Gbinigie has failed to get his full medical licence back. Read

Windfall in fight to ease lung pain

BIRMINGHAM medics have been awarded £1.8 million for research into a fatal lung condition. Read

Winson Green prison staff

Prison officers call off walkout

MIDLAND prison officers were back in work today after a 'wildcat' strike resulted in further talks with Whitehall bosses over pay and conditions. Read

Police

Two men held over death at retail park

TWO men were today still being questioned in connection with the death of a Redditch man outside a video store in the town. Read

Full of beans for sufferers

MIDLANDERS are being urged to create a huge stir for cancer patients and make this year's World's Biggest Coffee Morning the best ever. Read

Projects to benefit from £2m windfall

COMMUNITY projects across the Midlands are getting a £2.1million boost to give locals a better chance at life. Read

Last sweep for the hospital's Mrs Mop

HOSPITAL cleaner Christine Hay-cock is finally hanging up her dustpan and brush after 40 years sweeping the wards. Read

The Premier League trophy.

Silverware is just the tonic for sick kids

CYNICS might say it is the closest Birmingham football fans will come to the Premier League trophy this season. Read

Ki-Yan McLoughlin-Yip

Miracle baby defies the odds

THE odds were against them, but couple Tom and Li McLoughlan-Yip cradle the miracle baby they never dreamed they could have. Read

The NHS

Doctors in fines call

NEARLY two million GP and nurse appointments are being missed by time wasting patients every year in the Midlands, costing the NHS more than £30 million. Read

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Alison Dayani is Health Correspondent on the Birmingham Mail but also covers general news, features, music and theatre. As a trained video journalist, she provides footage of events and health stories for the website too.

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