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Alison Dayani

Joanne Malin

Joanne Malin on board for Birmingham Mail fun run

TV PRESENTER Joanne Malin had decided to give herself a well earned rest this year from strenuous charity activities after treking in the Grand Canyon and jogging across city parks for good causes. Read

Florence Craig

Birmingham woman hits out at Birmingham hospital

A WOMAN discharged her mother from a Birmingham hospital because she feared she would be killed by nurses flouting her strict diet regime. Read

Macmillan nurses can't take the cancer away but we do our best to help the children and their families

More than 1,000 people are set to take part in the Birmingham Mail Fun Run on Sunday, April 27. With most of the cash raised being pumped into Macmillan Cancer Support, Alison Dayani takes a look at how some of that much-needed money is spent towards helping young cancer patients long after their treatment is over. Read

Birmingham Council House

Birmingham Council confusion over voting day

BLUNDERING Birmingham City Council has been urging Brummies to vote on the wrong day. Read

Dentist

Brummies go to Hungary for dental treatment

HUNDREDS of Brummies are flying to Hungary and other European destinations abroad to get cheaper dental treatment. Read

Cadbury's chocolate.

Madonna's love for Cadbury's chocolate and 'deadly' Creme Eggs

CHOCOLATE giant Cadbury's today declared superstar Madonna "a true Brit" after she revealed her weakness is for the Bournville brand. Read

Jurys Inn and Ryan Air donate prizes to Birmingham Mail Fun Run

RUNNERS in the Birmingham Mail Fun Run now have the chance to win a free weekend break to Dublin while raising cash for good causes. Read

The NHS

Anger as Birmingham hospitals ditch single sex wards

A MOVE towards introducing men and women only hospital wards across Birmingham has been taken off the agenda, health bosses revealed. Read

Kevin Sacre

TV star Kevin Sacre helps launch youth sexual health clinics in Birmingham

HEALTH bosses have lenlisted the help of Hollyoaks star Kevin Sacre as they launch a network of sex clinics in youth centres across the city as part of the battle to slash teen pregnancies and infections. Read

Aston Villa dietician helps kids join the Munch Bunch

AN Aston Villa dietician has helped devise a Fruit and Veg first XI team including players from Wayne Pruney to Jonathan Woodgrape and Robbie Cabbage to introduce children to new and exciting food. Read

Birmingham GP 'super surgeries' are given the OK

LOCATIONS of three new GP super-surgeries in the city as part of a £3.5 million project have been revealed. Read

Name change as Sandwell Hospital plan falls way behind schedule

HOSPITAL bosses have fallen so far behind with their £700 million Towards 2010 project they have been forced to change its name, it was revealed today. Read

West Midlands Health Authority staff urged to slim down as part of obesity fight

HEALTH bosses were today urged to get their own house in order and slim down medics to ease the region's obesity crisis. Read

Heartlands Hospital

Berserk alcoholic's ward plunge at Birmingham's Heartlands Hospital

AN ALCOHOLIC going through 'cold turkey' went berserk on a Birmingham hospital ward, smashing through a window and plunging 15ft to the ground. Read

Straw under fire in battle over inquest

A BIRMINGHAM woman battling for an inquest into the death of her war hero father at a controversial city nursing home today blasted Justice Secretary Jack Straw for delaying on a decision. Read

Stan Collymore

TV's Stan to join the Mail Fun Run

VILLA hero Stan Collymore today added his name to the ranks of charity fundraisers taking part in the Birmingham Mail 5k Fun Run, helping us smash through the 1,000 runner mark. Read

Trusts fail to control superbug

THREE Birmingham hospital trusts have come under fire from the region's top health controllers for soaring rates of superbug MRSA that fall short of national targets. Read

Hair braids ruling branded 'racism'

BIRMINGHAM mental health bosses have been accused of "institutionalised racism" over a new policy warning nurses that braiding their hair is a danger at work. Read

Heartlands Hospital

Threat of strike at hospitals

SECURITY guards and parking officials at two Midland hospitals are threatening to go on strike in a row over pay, it emerged today. Read

On the run with a fundraising beat

RUNNERS will be jogging to the beat of the drum as a bhangra group promises to bring an exotic flavour of music and dance to the Birmingham Mail Fun Run. Musicians from the Nachdey Hasdey Bhangra Group have pledged to not just run the 5km route but also dance and play their instruments all the way to the finish line. 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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