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Birmingham City Council wrong over child deaths

CHILD deaths at a crisis-hit social services department have more than doubled in four years – despite council claims that there has been no increase.Read

MP demands ‘child’ inquiry

BIRMINGHAM’S social services department is in “serious difficulty” following the deaths of 15 children of suspected abuse or neglect, Ministers have warned.Read

Council chiefs admit fifteen children have died in last four years

UNDER-FIRE council chiefs have admitted FIFTEEN children have died of abuse or neglect in Birmingham in the last four years.Read

I blew my nose so hard I went deaf!

A MIDLAND man went deaf – after blowing his nose too hard, and ending up in hospital.Read

Police investigate claims that coma gran was given insulin overdose

A GRANDMOTHER is clinging to life after falling into a coma and suffering brain damage while being treated at a Midland hospital and allegedly receiving an overdose of insulin.Read

A MIDLAND man has been given a new lease of life after his mother donated a kidney so that he could have a transplant.

Craig Clark, of Staffordshire, has had four kidney transplants during his life.Read

Investigation into children's services in Birmingham after death of eight children

MINISTERS have sent in an intervention team to investigate Birmingham social services after the death of eight children in three years.Read

Childline hit by cash crisis

A LEADING children’s charity is facing a credit crunch crisis.Read

Superflu strikes in the Midlands

SEVEN Midlanders have been struck by a potentially lethal strain of superflu which is resistant to drugs over the last six months.Read

Get a blood test at Asda!

NHS patients are being offered blood tests while they shop at a Midland supermarket in a controversial bid to cut hospital waiting times. Read

Midlands hit by flu outbreak

MIDLAND hospitals have reached breaking point over Christmas due to an outbreak of flu.Read

'Super-fit' father collapsed and died whilst out running

A MIDLAND woman training for the London Marathon told today how her ‘super-fit’ father collapsed and died as he ran at her side.Read

Meet the woman who is scared of knees

A CHRISTMAS knees-up is out of the question for Sue Williams from Dudley – because she’s scared stiff of KNEES.Read

Sharing grief is the best answer

QA VERY dear friend died recently after eight months of illness. In a way, it was a relief after watching him wane, heavily drugged or in a coma and kept alive by machines.Read

QFOR two years my 12 year-old daughter and her best friend were so close they could have been twins. But suddenly my daughter announced “she’s started getting on my nerves” and dropped her. Her friend’s mother says her girl is devastated. What can I do?Read

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