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Alison Dayani

Alison Dayani

Charlie's 42,000 reasons to be cheerful

BRAVE Charlie Ramsey has given other youngsters suffering with heart conditions a reason to be cheerful - 42,000 of them to be precise. Read

Text plan to supply condoms to teens

SEXUALLY active school-children are being encouraged to slash the region's sky-high teenage preg-nancy rate by pushing all the right buttons - on their mobile phones. Read

Collection box thief locked up

A CITY man has been jailed for a year for a string of thefts including the stealing of two Poppy Day charity box full of cash, one of them from a church. Read

Shamed GP allowed back to work

A BIRMINGHAM GP who was suspended for bear hugging a woman in his surgery is being allowed to return to work. Read

Arctic Monkeys @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall

IT was one of the most hotly anticipated gigs in recent years. Read

Hospital saves cash with new boiler

MILLIONS of pounds in electricity costs are to be saved at a Birmingham hospital with plans to fit a new green ecofriendly boiler system. Read

£5m leukaemia centre to open

BIRMINGHAM'S new £5 million Leukaemia Centre is to get its long-awaited official opening after a long-running campaign from kind-hearted families. Read

Stars put plucky Jack in attack

SPORTING heroes are getting behind a campaign to help a severely disabled Birmingham boy take his first steps. Read

Wards face axe to ease £6m debt

WARD closures, as well as hundreds of job cuts, were being announced at two Midland hospitals today. Read

Debt crisis puts 800 health jobs at risk

UP to 800 job losses are expected to be announced at a Birmingham hospital trust this week. Read

Region's firms unprepared for bird flu

BUSINESSES in the Midlands are the worst prepared in the country for a bird flu pandemic, a report revealed today. Read

Shots fired in armed raid on security van

MASKED raiders fired a gun, forcing staff to dive for cover during a terrifying armed robbery in Birmingham. Read

Hospital urges visitors to stay away

A BIRMINGHAM hospital stricken by a winter sickness bug has made an impassioned plea to the public to help them halt the outbreak. Read

Hospital chaos after lift breaks down

TWO children's wards at a Birmingham hospital were thrown into chaos after the lift broke down - and a new part had to come all the way from Italy. Read

School bug hits hospital wards

THE winter sickness bug that closed 20 Birmingham schools is now raging through hospitals across the city, it emerged today. Read

Medics set for Afghanistan troops influx

BIRMINGHAM'S national military hospital is bracing itself for rising numbers of injured soldiers as more forces return to war-torn Afghanistan. Read

Health bosses in £23m surplus

AS HOSPITALS struggle with mounting debts, spend-thrift Midland health bosses have ended the financial year with a surprising £23 million surplus. Read

Brum's worst for tot deaths

A BABY born in Birmingham is eight times more likely to die than a tot in the affluent stockbroker belt of Surrey, it emerged today. Read

Feeder @ NEC

BIRMINGHAM Feeder fans had been forced to wait months for this gig after lead singer Grant Nicholas lost his voice - but it was well worth the wait. Read

Worries over MRSA in care homes

BIRMINGHAM'S superbug Tsar fears that not enough is being done to stamp out MRSA in care homes across the city. 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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