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Health News At last! Building work on Midland Metropolitan Hospital can begin again

New state-of-the-art hospital for Birmingham and Black Country to open in 2022 after Government provides cash

Business News New £50m hospital to create 250 jobs

Circle Health is due to open its new hospital next year adding to the growing medical quarter at former BBC studios site

Regional Affairs Pollution charge boss says Birmingham is 'over-reliant' on cars

He said he is now riding the bus again for the first time in 20 years

Regional Affairs Poisoned on the platforms - the train pollution hazard at Birmingham New Street station

It has been claimed the Birmingham city centre station poses the biggest pollution-related risk to public health in the city

Regional Affairs How pollution is blighting Birmingham - the most common types of cases In total there were 405 confirmed reports of environmental pollution in our region in 2017/18, down from 476 in 2016/17

Regional Affairs Fears that Sandwell hospital rescue plan will put taxpayers before patients

The fate of the unfinished Midland Metropolitan Hospital is in the Government's hands

Regional Affairs Cancer services to return to local hospitals in Sandwell

More than 1,900 patients had to travel miles for their life-saving procedures

Regional Affairs The hundreds of Brummies dying from drugs - and the substances killing them

There were 469 deaths across the West Midlands met area

Health News Huge fall in bed-blocking in Solihull

Council officers said they had taken steps to "get a grip" on the situation

Regional Affairs Health bosses call for PM to fund stalled hospital in Sandwell

They will ask the Government to pay for the completion of the £350m Midland Metropolitan Hospital

Health News The shocking rise in Birmingham children with mental health problems That’s up from 12,685

Local News City social carers announce 14-day strike action over part-time jobs plan

Unison union says plans for the enablement service are 'completely unacceptable'.

Warwickshire CCC Warwickshire CCC signs new healthcare partnership

Cricket club has teamed up with BMI The Priory Hospital

Regional Affairs Birmingham social care workers told to go part-time or face redundancy

Union sources say staff will be furious over proposal

Health News Sir Robert Peel hospital in Tamworth to miss out breast screening until 2021

Building work means Tamworth women will have to travel to Burton hospital for vital screenings

Health News Honorary doctorate for NHS trust chief

Sarah-Jane Marsh has been recognised for creating the first NHS trust of its kind after landmark merger in 2017

Health News Government told to get the Midland Metropolitan Hospital built

Building work on the Black Country hospital halted in January and still hasn't been resumed

Health News Heart-warming video honours staff at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospitals on NHS 70th birthday

The NHS was launched on July 5 1948 under the Labour government

Health News Hospitals failing to make savings as NHS anniversary celebrated

Bosses at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust admitted it is falling short on its finances

Regional Affairs Councillors to get better maternity pay than Birmingham city council staff

Until now councillors were denied paid time off to start a family

Regional Affairs Unfinished hospital could be delayed further

The Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Sandwell may not even be completed by 2022

Technology Birmingham tech firm wins €100,000 at global healthcare competition

Whisk will now development new digital solutions to help people with type 2 diabetes manage the condition

Health News Deaths not caused by staff errors, says mental health trust

The deaths were investigated by the Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Health News Patients' deaths linked to failings in care, report reveals

Thirty-seven deaths investigated between 2016 and 2018 at Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Trust

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Cycling Off-road cycle routes ideal for the whole family Birmingham boasts an enviable network of off-road routes that are ideal for commuting or family-friendly weekend biking.

A Level results Private Birmingham schools named among West Midlands' best Quartet of elite institutions rank high for AS and A-level results during the recent 2014/15 academic year

Local News Teenage 'hoodie' jailed for killing surveyor A teenage 'hoodie' who stabbed to death a trainee surveyor in Birmingham city centre after robbing him of £40 has been jailed for life.

Birmingham Birmingham faces changes with more Muslim children than Christian The figures show the number of Muslim children in Birmingham is greater than the number who are Christian for the first time, showing the city's demographic shift.

Local News Lordship titles for sale at under £20 - and the peers don't like it Having a title is big business, with vendors promised red carpet treatment for an outlay of a few pounds.

Cycling Off-road cycle routes ideal for the whole family Birmingham boasts an enviable network of off-road routes that are ideal for commuting or family-friendly weekend biking.

Commercial Property New £5m church to inspire Lozells community in Birmingham Tom Fleming looks at a project that is helping to transform one of the city’s toughest neighbourhoods.

Local News Teenage 'hoodie' jailed for killing surveyor A teenage 'hoodie' who stabbed to death a trainee surveyor in Birmingham city centre after robbing him of £40 has been jailed for life.

Black Sabbath Midlands rocks! How Birmingham’s industrial heritage made it the birthplace of heavy metal An industrial accident in a sheet metal factory proved crucial to the sound of metal pioneers Black Sabbath in a region that has so many links with the genre

Curzon Street Station Revealed: 25-year Masterplan for Curzon Street and Birmingham city centre Birmingham Curzon HS2 Masterplan, which was revealed to the Post, will be one of the biggest urban regeneration schemes in Britain and see 141 hectares of the city centre transformed