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Ozzy Osbourne

Pupils taking Ozzy metalwork lessons!

EATING bats and prolific swearing may not be the usual classroom topics but that's what Birmingham pupils got when they decided to do a project on Ozzy Osbourne. Read

Ian Payne

Ian passes maths GCSE after 28 years

THE figures finally do add up for Midlander Ian Payne, who has passed his maths GCSE after 28 years of trying. Read

Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy fan's wish set to come true

IT'S been a four year wait for Ozzy Osbourne fan Garry Raybold, but he is finally seeing his dream to honour the rock star become a reality. Read

James_Morrison

James Morrison @ Cannock Chase

GLASTONBURY was not the only place to hold open air gigs in a muddy field over the weekend. Read

Coins

Patients braced for parking price hike

A BIRMINGHAM hospital trust with the highest NHS car parking charges in the city has dealt a further blow to patients and visitors - by increasing fees even more. Read

Ballot boxes

Doctors vote against A&E changes

SENIOR doctors at a Birmingham hospital where bosses plans to downgrade the A&E have voted almost unanimously against the controversial changes. Read

Ozzy Osbourne

Signs show Ozzy the way home

MAMA, he's coming home and everyone's going to know about it thanks to huge billboards announcing the return of Ozzy Osbourne to Birmingham. Read

Ann Henstock

Ann leads the way in Race For Life

MUM-of-two Ann Henstock may not have been first past the post in Birmingham's Race For Life run, but she feels like a real winner. Read

Donna and Mawson Chipchase wait for a coach to Glastonbury

Glastonbury fans angered by coach delays

A DREAM trip to Glastonbury for hundreds of music fans turned to chaos when the internet company they booked tickets with left them stranded for several hours in Birmingham. Read

Kevan Parry

Bravery award for hero hospital guard

BRAVE security guard Kevan Parry didn't think twice when he saw a gunman holding two nurses and a doctor hostage at a Birmingham hospital. Read

Probe over treatment of injured soldiers

GOVERNMENT military watchdogs are to hear evidence in Birmingham on the controversial treatment of injured soldiers in the city. Read

Asian women fight for English lessons

MORE than 100 Asian women have voiced their concerns in a protest against plans to axe vital English classes in Birmingham's inner city areas. Read

Region braced for more wet weather

THE West Midlands was today bracing itself for a week of more heavy storms. Read

Emergency services at the scene of the workman's fall in Birmingham city centre

Scaffolder fights for life after plunge

A WORKMAN was today fighting for life in hospital after falling 50ft from scaffolding on a Birmingham office block. Read

Workman in scaffolding plunge horror

A WORKMAN plunged up to 50ft from the top of scaffolding in Birmingham city centre this afternoon. Read

Talks stop strike by hospital cleaners

A THREATENED strike by contract cleaners and porters which threatened to bring a Birmingham hospital to a virtual standstill has been averted. Read

Probe into death at scandal-hit OAP home

A LANDMARK hearing is to probe the death of a war veteran at a controversial Birmingham nursing home where 28 patients died in one year. Read

Hospital 'ran out of drugs'

A PATIENT with a septic wound was forced to go without antibiotics for 24 hours at a Birmingham hospital because they had run out. Read

Worldwide hunt for donors leads to transplant for battling Eva

BIRMINGHAM medics hope to have saved the life of a desperately ill toddler following a worldwide appeal for donors. Read

Art coup for Brum

ART-lovers are to be treated to a famed collection of works by some of Britain's most influential artists, including Damien Hirst and Lucian Freud. 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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