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Alison Dayani

Alison Dayani

Kate Nash, Wolverhampton Civic Hall

EXPECTATIONS were high as newly-crowned Brit and NME awards winner Kate Nash took to the stage. Read

Birmingham mum Clare McVerry risked her life for baby's sake

BIRMINGHAM breast cancer victim Clare McVerry gave the ultimate sacrifice in order to beat the odds and give birth to the baby she was told she could never have. Read

Alison Linforth family raise awareness of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome

PARENTS of a Birmingham teenager who died from adult cot death on her first day of college are preparing to help save other lives in her memory. Read

Ceremony in Birmingham to remember lost babies

POIGNANT readings and poetry will keep the memory of lost babies alive at a special ceremony for grieving Midland parents. Read

Aston Villa legend Colin Gibson joins Birmingham Mail Fun Run appeal

ASTON Villa hero Colin Gibson has made a rallying call to Midland football fans to take part in the Birmingham Mail Fun Run. Read

Saving lives for Alison

PARENTS of a Birmingham teenager who died from adult cot death on her first day of college are preparing to help save other lives in her memory. Read

Colin Gibson makes Fun Run plea to Aston Villa fans

VILLA hero Colin Gibson has made a rallying call to Midland football fans to take part in the Birmingham Mail Fun Run. Read

Asbestos horror

SOARING numbers of teachers and nurses are surfacing in the Midlands as unexpected victims of asbestos-related cancer. Read

Asbestos worry for teachers and nurses

SOARING numbers of teachers and nurses are surfacing in the Midlands as unexpected victims of asbestos-related cancer. Read

Heartlands Hospital

Baby is born in hospital car park

A PREGNANT woman gave birth in her car outside a Birmingham maternity unit after she was locked out of the building at night for nearly 15 minutes. Read

Claire Elliot

I'm half the woman I used to be!

MUM-of-two Claire Elliot is a shadow of the woman she was after shedding a staggering EIGHT stone. Read

OAP 'lying in rubbish'

A RESIDENT at a care home went missing for two hours before being found lying in a pile of rubbish in only her pants, a disciplinary hearing was told. Read

Angel House, Birmingham REP

DESPITE the bleak storyline of sibling rivalry and dysfunctional relationships on an innercity estate, there were plenty of comic one-liners to lift the mood. Read

Mary Kathleen Casey

In shock over state of care

A CARE expert who raised the alarm on a Birmingham residential home where 27 people died in a year has described the "awful" state of residents. Read

Angela Profit

It will be the run of my life!

AFTER seven long years of battling cancer, supergran Angela Profit says nothing can stop her taking on the challenge of the Birmingham Mail 5k Fun Run. Read

Millie Potter

How brittle Millie broke our hearts

BRITTLE-boned Millie Potter may be as fragile as a china doll but she has brought burly firefighters to their knees. Read

Care home nurses face charges

THREE nurses who worked at a Birmingham care home where 27 residents died in a year have been accused of misconduct at a disciplinary hearing. Read

£6m drive for 'elite' 999 crews

AMBULANCE bosses are in talks with Midland health bosses over a £6 million scheme to create a network of super-paramedics. Read

Warmth in the lives of families

NEARLY 7,500 vulnerable families across Birmingham have been saved from living in freezing conditions through a Health Through Warmth scheme. Read

'HIV risk' cash call

A HIV timebomb is putting Brummies at risk because health bosses are failing to pump cash into new immigrant communities, watchdogs warned today. 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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