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Alison Dayani

Paedophile worked in Brum hospital

A PAEDOPHILE has been allowed to work closely with sick youngsters at a Birmingham hospital while facing charges for possessing obscene images of children. Read

Health services up for discussion

THE future of mental health services across Birmingham and Solihull will come under the spotlight in a series of five public meetings. Read

Row after woman is refused the pill

A DESPERATE city woman was refused the morning-after pill by a Muslim pharmacist who told her "it was against her religion" to sell it. Read

Diabetes ward axed to cut costs

A WARD that specialises in treating diabetes sufferers has been shut down at trouble-hit Good Hope Hospital as part of cost-cutting plans to save £700,000 a year. Read

Roadshow on way to Brum

DUST off granny's favourite vase and the teddy bear in the attic - the Antiques Roadshow is heading for Birmingham. Read

TV presenter Jo in stormy outburst

CENTRAL TV newsreader Joanne Malin today apologised to viewers after an on-air gaffe when she said it was "p***ing it down" live on air. Read

Legal action over nursing home death

RELATIVES of a man who died at a Birmingham nursing home which was investigated following 28 deaths in a year, have launched legal action to get an inquest held. Read

Yo down 'alf sound stupid!

THE BRUMMIE accent is the most comical in Britain, according to research revealed today. But a team of experts found it is also identified as the most stupid. Read

Farewell to tragic Jake

THIS is the final picture of tragic young Birmingham toddler Jake Teal, who drowned after falling into a swimming pool in Spain. Read

Schoolgirl's Cadbury caterpillar shock

HOW do you eat yours? - Carefully and with a scream is how nine-year-old Danielle Keen tackled her Cadbury Creme Egg as she opened the fondant-filled treat to discover a caterpillar inside. Read

Green light for OAP homes scheme

MULTI-million pound plans to build one of the UK's first special care centres for the elderly were today given the go ahead by Birmingham chiefs. Read

Size matters in condom campaign

BIRMINGHAM's sexual health bosses today backed an appeal for the NHS to provide free condoms in bigger and smaller sizes. Read

No butts, he's being called Zinedine!

FRANCE'S shamed footballing skipper may have lost some fans after his World Cup headbutt, but one Birmingham family have shown he is still their hero. Read

Terror raid brothers 'lived for Islam'

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MP: We must all help fight terrorism

MUSLIM groups in Birmingham today reacted with a mixture of shock and scepticism at the foiled bomb plot. Read

Arrests are a terrible mistake - neighbours

A BIRMINGHAM neighbourhood was stunned when police battered down the front door of a "respectable, devout" family - and said it must all be a terrible mistake. Read

Foreign typists got my notes wrong

PATIENT Roy Knight knows only too well the errors that can happen if a Birmingham hospital sends notes to be typed up abroad. Read

Cancer patients suffer in treatment 'lottery'

CANCER patients across inner city Birmingham are losing out in a postcode treatment lottery. Read

Hospital brought back from the dead

TROUBLE-hit Good Hope Hospital was on the brink of closing down this year because its debts were so severe, a report revealed today. Read

Warning after toddler suffers burns in park

A TODDLER suffered horrific burns when she climbed on to a roasting hot metal ramp in a Birmingham park during the heatwave. 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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