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The teeny-weeny boppers of Birmingham

IT could be any drink-sodden evening on Broad Street.Read

Midland's mum told baby was stillborn, but he was still breathing!

A MIDLAND couple are suing a hospital which they say wrongly told them their baby had died.Read

Severn Trent water bills in the West Midlands 'will stay flat'

Customers of Severn Trent across the West Midlands are set to avoid huge rises after the firm said its bills would remain "broadly flat".Read

What do you do if you find a knife in your child's bag?

JANE Glover was going through her 15 year-old son’s trouser pockets to make sure she didn’t wreck her washload with chewing gum or used tissues.Read

A perfect day for the family at Alton Towers

There are only two things I can guarantee will happen in the summer when the kids break up, firstly it will rain a lot, secondly they will beg me take them to Alton Towers.Read

White lion cubs at West Midland Safari Park take first public bow

Six white lion cubs born to the UK's only pride of the rare animals have made their public debut in Worcestershire.Read

£2000 burden of school holidays

AS the school summer holidays kick off this week, the average British family of four can look forward to a £2000 dent in their pockets simply from keeping the kids entertained for 6 weeks.Read

Keep your kids safe this summer

THE school summer holidays can be a time of fun and adventure for children.Read

School holidays are a time of dread for single mum Ann-Marie Rushton

SINGLE mum-of-two Ann-Marie Rushton is dreading the start of the school summer holidays tomorrow.Read

A busy weekend predicted on the roads

The Highways Agency is predicting busy weekends on England's motorways and major 'A' roads as the schools break up and thousands of families head away for a summer holiday.Read

Car owners are running out of petrol due to fuel crisis

Cost-cutting car owners are regularly running out of fuel as they try to economise during this period of record-high petrol prices, it was revealed today.Read

'Jet set juniors' taking off

'Britain is turning into a nation of "jet set juniors" with youngsters flying far more than their grandparents, it was revealed today.Read

Sunday Mercury questions schools secretary Ed Balls

The Sunday Mercury asks Schools Secretary Ed Balls the questions parents want answering.Read

Pressure to be a perfect parent

THE pressure to be a perfect parent is a very real issue for many mums and dads. Read

Fears that The Apprentice could spark bullying

HIT television series The Apprentice could give birth to a whole new generation of school bullies, a schools watchdog warns today. Read

Alzheimers's killed my father

CLIVE Jones had always looked up to his dad Peter as an impressive businessman and loving parent.Read

Cervical cancer vaccine chosen

The Government has awarded pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline the contract for a vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer, it announced today.Read

Health workers pay deal accepted

Unions representing 1.3 million health workers, ranging from nurses and paramedics to porters and cleaners, today formally agreed a three-year pay deal worth around 8%, but warned that a re-opener clause would be triggered if inflation continues to rise.Read

T-cell treatment 'cured skin cancer patient'

Doctors have successfully rid a patient of advanced skin cancer by treating him with clones of his own immune cells.Read

Minister unveils review of dementia drugs

An immediate review into the use of anti-psychotic drugs to treat sufferers of dementia was announced today by Health Minister Ivan Lewis.Read

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