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Sunshine turns Midland mum's face black and blue

A MIDLAND mum has won substantial damages after suffering bizarre injuries in a car accident – which turn parts of her face black.Read

The Staffordshire boy who couldn’t be cuddled

AS Katherine Chadbourne’s baby son James began to cry she could only standby and watch helplessly.Read

Mentally ill patient escapes from Solihull hospital

A MENTALLY-ILL patient jailed for trying to kill his wife escaped from a secure Midland hospital which insiders claim is dangerously understaffed.Read

Wolverhampton mum-of-four died from tuberculosis

A MUM-of-four died from tuberculosis after doctors allegedly failed to diagnose the killer lung disease.Read

Sperm wail as donor figures plunge

SPERM donations at a Midland fertility clinic have plunged by more than 90 per cent after the government banned men from remaining anonymous.Read

Midlands job loss M.E girl refused benefits

A MIDLAND graduate has told how she had to abandon her dream career due to a long term disease – and was then refused benefits.Read

The plastic surgery vacation

A MIDLAND holiday firm is offering customers the chance to beat the credit crunch – by going under the knife in Eastern Europe.Read

West Midlands ward bug kills 25 every week

TWENTY-five West Midland hospital patients a week died after contracting the C Diff infection last year.Read

Super Midlands slimmer loses ten stone and gains a new husband

A MIDLAND mum-of-two has told how she lost a whopping TEN STONES in weight – and landed a young new husband.Read

Boob jobs saved my life

TRACEY Hogshaw always wished her 36 HH boobs were smaller.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

Tuberculosis case at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton

A patient at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton has tested positive for tuberculosis.Read

Severn Trent Water is Britain' s best tasting tap water!

Food and drink experts have crowned Severn Trent Water, which covers Birmingham, Britain's best tasting tap water. Read

Poor nutrition in hospitals

Help the Aged has called for action after figures obtained by the Conservatives revealed that the number of errors relating to poor nutrition in NHS hospitals has almost doubled in two years.Read

Have a boob job in your lunch hour!

BEAUTY therapist Sarah Cox had told how she had a boob job – in her lunch hour!Read

RAF veteran Ralph Hoare is 100 and still a regular at the golf club

An RAF veteran will celebrate his 100th birthday at the golf course where he still plays nine holes twice a week.Read

Broccoli saved me from cancer says Ray Wiseman

WHEN Ray Wiseman was diagnosed with bladder cancer five years ago, doctors did not expect him to survive.Read

Duchess of Cornwall gets a cabbage for her birthday

Not flowers, chocolates or champagne ... the Duchess of Cornwall was given a giant cabbage for her birthday today.Read

Birmingham nurses offered cash to lose weight

CHUBBY Midland nurses are being offered cash to keep fit at work.Read

Avoiding taboo topics puts us at risk of colon cancer.

Almost half of Brits could be at risk from illnesses such as colorectal cancer and colitis, by not knowing - or being too embarrassed - to speak up about their digestive health.Read

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