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Alison Dayani

Alison Dayani

Special report: Sad end for former Birmingham City player

SOCIAL services bosses have admitted failings over a dementia patient who was killed by a train after wandering out of a Birmingham care home.Read

Birmingham doctors' plea for women to have smear tests as cervical cancer rates rise

A SHARP rise in cervical cancer among young women has prompted a plea by inner-city doctors over screening.Read

Congo election protesters hold demo in Birmingham city centre

AROUND 100 protesters marched through Birmingham to demonstrate against the elections in the Congo.Read

Bravery awards for officers in Solihull house fire rescue

TWO community police officers who rescued a pensioner from his blazing Solihull home have scooped bravery awards.Read

Four arrests over metal thefts in Redditch and Rubery.

FOUR people have been arrested on suspicion of metal thefts in the region.Read

Protests in Birmingham at Congo elections

About 100 protesters marched through Birmingham to demonstrate against the elections in the Congo.Read

Lottie's Lifeline: Birmingham bishop's success in boosting numbers on organ donor register

MORE than 300 people have signed up to become lifesavers by signing the organ donor register, following a plea by one of the city’s leading bishops.Read

Wounded troops in Birmingham have Christmas spirits lifted with visit by Prince Charles

INJURED troops and NHS patients were given a Christmas boost as Prince Charles paid a special visit to a Birmingham hospital.Read

Top Birmingham chef hoping to cook up a storm for Edgbaston charity.

RENOWNED Birmingham chef Glynn Purnell is hoping to boost cash for a city-based blood cancer charity by becoming its patron.Read

Swedish company donate Christmas tree to Birmingham as part of 45 year old tradition.

A SWEDISH engineering company has donated a Christmas tree to Birmingham as part of a 45-year-old tradition.Read

Video: Jamelia switches on Christmas lights at Birmingham Children's Hospital

POP star Jamelia brought a bit of showbiz sparkle on a visit to Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Read

Birmingham Hospitals face £45m superbug crisis

A SUPERBUG crisis in the Midlands could force the region’s NHS into financial meltdown, with hospitals facing up to £9 million of Government fines each.Read

Blind Dave to get freedom of Sandwell after his £107,000 success in gruelling challenge.

INSPIRATIONAL blind athlete Dave Heeley is to be given the freedom of Sandwell.Read

Hockley boxer pulling no punches in the battle against HIV in Birmingham

BOXER John Foreman is fighting his own battle against HIV on the streets of Birmingham and he’s pulling no punches with the young.Read

Vital health services in West Midlands largely unaffected by strike.

VITAL health services were largely unaffected by industrial action in the Midlands but routine operations, blood tests, cleaning and transport services were all disrupted.Read

West Midlands NHS trusts forced to save nearly £364million to fund health shakeup.

LABOUR chose the national strike as the backdrop to reveal that £363.5million must be cut by Midland health trusts over two years to fund NHS reorganisation.Read

Birmingham public sector strikes: 1pm Update

Around 10,000 protestors have been marching through Birmingham City centre as part of the nationwide public sector strikes. Read

Hundreds of NHS operations, appointments and services in Midlands cancelled due to Britain's largest strike in decades

HUNDREDS of Midland operations and hospital appointments were today called off due to Britain’s largest strike in decades.Read

Fears over hospital closures in Birmingham and Sandwell

FEARS have been raised that a Midland hospital will still shut even if the Government fails to approve plans for a new £370 million NHS centre.Read

Review: Measure for Measure, at Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

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IT MAY be one of Shakespeare’s problem plays but I had no issue with this Royal Shakespeare Company’s vibrant working of this lesser-known tale.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.