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Strictly Come Dancing stars wow Birmingham Latin lovers

FOR Strictly Come Dancing addicts, this vibrant dance delight starring the show’s favourite couple Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova was a quick fix until it returns in the Autumn.Read

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Views of two counties that will take your breath away

WARM crumbling Cornish pasties or a Devonshire cream tea? An impossible choice to make.Read

Kidney gift from mum saves son from a life of dialysis

LIAM Hill has always been “unlucky” with his health – but his brave mother Sharon hopes that’s a thing of the past after she gave up one of her kidneys to save his life.Read

Tapestry brightens up Birmingham maternity ward

MOTHERS who gave birth at a Birmingham hospital have committed their emotions and experiences into art to decorate the walls of the maternity unit with poignant tapestries.Read

Touch rugby tournament proves a winner at Heartlands Hospital

SPORTY staff from competing departments at Heartlands Hospital battled it out over 16 weeks of touch rugby to clinch the title of best Birmingham NHS team.Read

Troubled Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust passes inspection

SHAMED Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has passed an unannounced visit by national health inspectors.Read

Frank Skinner tips pal Adrian Chiles for next Broad Steet star

BROAD STREET: Funnyman tips pal Chiles for next Golden Mile honourRead

Pilgrimage flu danger

VULNERABLE Muslims across the region are being warned to opt out of the religious Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages due to the deadly threat of swine flu.Read

GMC rule GP can work unassisted two years after being found guilty of misconduct

A SHAMED Birmingham GP forced to work under constant supervision for diagnosing a patient with heartburn hours before she had her gall bladder removed in an emergency operation has had his restrictions lifted.Read

Heartlands Hospital has stopped giving out blankets to dialysis patients

BIRMINGHAM hospital bosses have been accused of “penny-pinching” after refusing to give kidney patients blankets or sandwiches while they endure hours of treatment.Read

BIRMINGHAM hospital bosses have been accused of “penny-pinching” after refusing to give kidney patients blankets or sandwiches while they endure hours of treatment.

Patients turning up for dialysis at Heartlands Hospital, in Bordesley Green, were told they would have to bring their own travel blankets and out-patients would no longer get sandwiches.Read

Greenholm Primary School pupils raise cash for six laptops for cancer patients at Heartlands Hospital

CHILDREN touched by their teacher’s battle against cancer have raised more than £2,000 to help a hospital buy laptops for other patients.Read

Hospital gives up records

A BIRMINGHAM hospital has been ordered to relinquish details of an investigation into an elderly woman’s care to her relatives by Britain’s top information tzar.Read

Boot camp answer to a snore subject

BIRMINGHAM’S worst snorers are set to be given their marching orders by loved ones – and sent to a Snoring Boot Camp.Read

Plea for more Tamiflu pick-up points in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM has only three official collection points for swine flu medication – despite being one of the main hotspots in the country for the H1N1 virus, it emerged.Read

Councillor in hot water over cricket booze smuggling tips on blog

A CONTROVERSIAL Midland politician was on a sticky wicket today – after encouraging cricket fans to smuggle booze into Edgbaston for the Ashes clash.Read

Swine Flu: Midland callers besiege new hotline

NHS West Midlands health authority revealed five adult cases, one from Walsall, were under investigation to ascertain the cause of death, four of whom were believed to have had serious underlying health conditions.Read

Public consultation on bid to move 'high-risk' births out of Solihull

PUBLIC consultation on the future of maternity services in Solihull is to be launched in the autumn, hospital bosses have announced.Read

1,000 swine flu calls a day to Midland health teams

MIDLAND health teams have dealt with 1,000 calls a day over swine flu at its peak, with more than 5,000 people in the region believed to have contracted the H1N1 virus, a leading public health official has disclosed.Read

1,000 swine flu calls a day to Midland health teams

MIDLAND health teams have dealt with 1,000 calls a day over swine flu at its peak, with more than 5,000 people in the region believed to have contracted the H1N1 virus, a leading public health official has disclosed.Read

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