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Alison Dayani

Airport's Monday strike is called off

BIRMINGHAM Airport workers have called off a proposed strike on Monday after head to head talks through the night. Read

Man charged over rail arson attacks

A FORMER railway worker was due in court today charged with a string of arson and vandal attacks that brought the Midlands train network to a standstill. Read

Stars shine for boy with a sun allergy

YOU would never guess that the enchanting smile of Jordan Dea masks a tormented life with an extremely rare painful disease. Read

Health chiefs warn of flu crisis

HEALTH chiefs across Birmingham are bracing themselves for the worst epidemic of flu in the past decade due to the severe weather, it was revealed today. Read

Hospital closure plan to be axed

HOSPITAL bosses are in talks over dropping a controversial option to close either City or Sandwell A&E departments in a public consultation. Read

Six-year-old girl mauled by three dogs

A SIX-year-old Birmingham girl was today fighting for life after being savaged by three dogs who burst through a fence to attack her in the garden of her home. Read

Ron's out to mask sleep disorder

TRUCKER Ron Hancock wears a breathing mask to bed every night to combat the snoring which has led to FOUR divorces and almost cost him his life. Read

New lease of life for tragedy farm

THE isolated farm where paperboy Carl Bridgewater was murdered no longer stands as a chilling derelict memory to the killing. Read

Let us park for free - patients

MIDLAND cancer campaigners have launched a national battle to get free parking for patients. Read

999 crews in strike threat

MIDLAND ambulance workers could strike before Christmas in a row over pay, it emerged today. Read

If only he'd seen a doctor earlier

TV presenter Llewela Bailey has no doubt that if her mouth cancer victim husband Martin had seen his doctor a year earlier, he would still be alive. Read

I just thought about what the image of Christmas is to me and then drew it

ARTISTIC schoolgirl Anna O'Gorman is no stranger to the wards of Birmingham Children's Hospital. Read

The light fantastic

COMMUNITIES were brought together for an electrifying night of fireworks, fun and food to celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Light. Read

You saved us... But you're clamped

THOUSANDS of people gathered in Centenary Square to honour the war dead - but the service was marred for some by car clampers and ticket wardens. Read

Appeal for hospital tales

CITY patients and medics are being asked for tales of hospital treatment. Read

Row over hospital bill to go private

A TROUBLED hospital with £12 million debts has spent more than £2 million on sending patients for private treatment. Read

Thanks for saving my life, brother

LORRY driver John Bergin saved his dying brother Micky by giving him the gift of life. Read

Brenda's swaps wards for Uganda

NURSE Brenda Gray has always been an angel on Midland hospital wards. Read

Is this the way to festive fun

CULT pop icon Tony Christie is to switch on Birmingham's Christmas lights and herald the start of the city's biggest festive celebrations. Read

We did it all for George

THE PLIGHT of a brave schoolboy battling two brain tumours has touched the hearts of so many readers that it is bolstering coffers for other sick youngsters. 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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