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Alison Dayani

A pupil from St Mary's CoE School has a go at climbing

Kids are given a sporting chance

HUNDREDS of Birmingham schoolchildren are being kick-started into a healthier lifestyle with a new activity scheme to tackle childhood obesity. Read

Mother's plea over missing ferry man

THE mother of a missing Birmingham man who disappeared after boarding a ferry to France today made an impassioned plea for information. Read

Outcry over ban on 'sleeping' doc

A SENIOR Birmingham hospital doctor who fell asleep during an operation and watched an action film during another has been banned from working for just one month. Read

£5m to help beat the killer bugs

MIDLAND hospitals are to get a £5 million cash injection to tackle killer superbugs MRSA and Clostridium Difficile on the wards. Read

Review victory for A&E campaigners

PROTESTERS battling to stop a Birmingham A&E being downgraded are celebrating a victory after Health Secretary Alan Johnson agreed to haul in the proposals. Read

Victory over hospital parking row

with before and after pics Read

Darts legend Phil backs charity marathon match

BIRMINGHAM father-of-four Graham Langston knows only too well the devastating effect of cancer after losing his wife and sister to the disease. Read

Doctors cast an eye on Africa

BIRMINGHAM eye specialists are heading off on an African adventure to save the sight of hundreds of third world diabetics. Read

Fears that childhood diseases could increase

MIDLAND children may be struck by potentially fatal diseases because parents are preventing them having vital injections, health bosses warned today. Read

Universities join forces for controversial courses

THREE Midland universities have teamed up to launched the first courses in the UK for controversial American-style physician assistants. Read

Charity tackles MPs over ethnic minorities

A DELEGATION from a leading Birmingham charity for the blind was heading to Westminster today for top-level talks on improving services for black and Asian communities. Read

Whistle firm's £2,000 gem of an idea

AN HISTORIC Birmingham whistle company has come up with a diamond idea that is seeing sales blow in from around the world. Read

Prince Harry

City youngsters meet princes at concert

AILING Birmingham children were given a right royal tonic with an invite from the two princes to experience the run-up to the Diana memorial concert. Read

Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy was always a naughty boy!

SHE'S the woman who used to wipe Ozzy Osbourne's bottom, bathe him and be like a second mum. Read

John Monaghan

A new Prince Of Darkness on the block

THE Prince Of Darkness should be feeling a little paranoid as there is a new Ozzy Osbourne in town. Read

Ronald Yates

Dad's life-saving op cancelled four times

A BIRMINGHAM dad has had a life-saving operation to remove a dangerous aneurysm cancelled four times at a city hospital. Read

Ozzy Osbourne

Going batty for Ozzy's visit

OZZYMANIA has hit Birmingham's Broad Street in the countdown to the launch of the glittering Walk Of Stars. Read

Ozzy Osbourne's star

Sharon to miss Ozzy's star ceremony

SHARON Osbourne has been by Ozzy's side through thick and thin but the pop guru revealed she will be missing out on one of the proudest moments of his life. Read

Ambulance service merger approved

AMBULANCE services in Worcestershire are being merged with two other areas. Read

Ozzy Osbourne

Sisters reveal the real Ozzy Osbourne

HE'S the "Prince of Darkness", but Ozzy Osbourne has a much lighter side according to the three women who know him best - his sisters. 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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