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Selly Oak Hospital to get home-from-home for troops' families

Plans to convert a Birmingham property into a home-from-home for relatives of injured troops airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital have been approved by city councillors.Read

Consultant saved by his own hospital just hours into his holiday

When a Midland A&E consultant arrived in Italy for a relaxing break to celebrate his wife’s birthday, he had no idea that just six hours later he would be fighting for his life at the hospital where he has worked for 20 years.Read

King Edward Foundation among top A-level results in UK

Pupils at some of Birmingham’s top state schools, run by the King Edward Foundation, were celebrating outstanding A-level results with some of the highest scores in the country.Read

Celebrations all round on A-Levels results day

The sound of ripping paper echoed around Birmingham’s schools as thousands of students received their A level results.Read

King Edward's reports 100 per cent pass rate in A-levels

Birmingham’s independent schools reported their biggest A-level successes to date this year.Read

Emma Brady: Why I'll be on the lookout for a Radcliffe Ridge at V Festival

Whether it’s London Marathon madness or post-Wimbledon pottiness, there’s nothing us Brits like more than jumping on a sporting bandwagon.Read

Birmingham midwife pays to refurbish maternity unit

A midwife has spent more than £1,000 of her own money to refurbish five birthing suites at a Birmingham hospital.Read

Hypnosis could be the answer to beating pain

Patients suffering from a painful condition called fibromyalgia may be able to “turn down” their pain through hypnosis, according to researchers.Read

City Council puts the wrong Birmingham in the picture

Birmingham City Council has been left red-faced after using a photograph of Birmingham, Alabama, in an official leaflet about recyling in the city.Read

Water bill increases hard to swallow

Midland water firms have warned consumers their bills could go up by as much as 11 per cent above inflation between 2010 and 2015, after submitting their draft business plans to regulator Ofwat.Read

Plans submitted for new 'home from home' at Children's Hospital

Plans for a £7 million Ronald McDonald House for parents and relatives of young patients at Birmingham Children’s Hospital have finally been submitted to planners.Read

Kidney cancer drugs fail to get NHS approval

Midland cancer experts have hit out at a decision to deny kidney cancer patients four drugs under new NHS guidelines.Read

Midland nurse awarded honorary title for work with children

A Midland nurse has been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse in recognition of her work with seriously ill children in Walsall.Read

UK Gear wins US military academy contract

A Midland firm has won a contract to supply training shoes to the US military academy at West Point.Read

Driving blind to raise money for charity centre

Motorists are mostly unaware of how different their lives would be if they lost their sight. Emma Brady donned a blindfold and drove around an RAF base to find out what it feels like. Read

How firefighter Steve is taking on the most critical fight of his life

As a superfit firefighter and former soldier Steve Lock never did ‘sick’ but now his wife is appealing for Midlanders to help him find a bone marrow donor three months’ after he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia.Read

The Works on Broad Street to be transformed into £5m superclub

One of Birmingham’s biggest nightspots is being transformed into a new £5 million “hyper nightclub experience”, it has been revealed.Read

Zero tolerance over malnutrition promise Midland health chiefs

Midland health bosses have vowed there will be “zero tolerance for error” after figures released by the Conservatives revealed reports of poor nutrition in hospitals more than doubled since 2005.Read

Airport expansion goes on despite airlines’ fuel crisis

Birmingham International Airport is on course with its expansion despite the woes of the airline industry which saw low-cost carrier Ryanair post an 85 per cent plunge in first-quarter profits.Read

Final call for Edward House retreat

It was never going to be an easy day as Edward House closed its doors for the last time.Read

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Emma Brady joined The Birmingham Post in 2000 as a general reporter, but soon specialised in consumer affairs. In 2004 she became the Post's health correspondent, who has won three Medical Journalism Awards and successfully led major campaigns for the paper. Outside work she is a dedicated runner who has completed six marathons to date, most recently finishing the London Marathon in under four hours.

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