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Three Birmingham hospitals declare a critical incident due to winter pressures

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has declared a critical incident due to winter pressures at several accident & emergency departments.

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Supporting image for story: 'We do it for the smiles': Wolverhampton Window cleaner trades van for a sleigh as he raises money for New Cross Hosptial's Children's Ward

'We do it for the smiles': Wolverhampton Window cleaner trades van for a sleigh as he raises money for New Cross Hosptial's Children's Ward

Supporting image for story: New £11 million medicines unit to open at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust - full details here

New £11 million medicines unit to open at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust - full details here

Supporting image for story: ‘Outrageous’: Toxic party balloons containing carcinogens six times higher than the legal limit are on sale in the UK

‘Outrageous’: Toxic party balloons containing carcinogens six times higher than the legal limit are on sale in the UK

Supporting image for story: Tram services between two Birmingham stops suspended due to 'medical emergency'

Tram services between two Birmingham stops suspended due to 'medical emergency'

Supporting image for story: Stafford hospital declares 'critical incident' due to increased winter pressures

Stafford hospital declares 'critical incident' due to increased winter pressures

Supporting image for story: Walsall Manor Hospital bring Christmas cheer to Children's Ward with visit from Santa and his reindeers

Walsall Manor Hospital bring Christmas cheer to Children's Ward with visit from Santa and his reindeers

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Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton nurses hold events at New Cross Hospital to mark Dying Matters Awareness Week

Wolverhampton nurses hold events at New Cross Hospital to mark Dying Matters Awareness Week

Supporting image for story: West Midlands doctor shoots for 'Christmas Number 1' with national campaign song destigmatising female body parts

West Midlands doctor shoots for 'Christmas Number 1' with national campaign song destigmatising female body parts

Supporting image for story: 'Not judgement - just support' - Birmingham-based health charity to give free baby milk to struggling families

'Not judgement - just support' - Birmingham-based health charity to give free baby milk to struggling families

Supporting image for story: Action taken after West Midlands cancer patient died ‘alone, unnecessarily’ while waiting five hours for ambulance

Action taken after West Midlands cancer patient died ‘alone, unnecessarily’ while waiting five hours for ambulance

Supporting image for story: Dedication of NHS staff recognised at Long Service Awards

Dedication of NHS staff recognised at Long Service Awards

Supporting image for story: Back to work scheme given national recognition

Back to work scheme given national recognition

Supporting image for story: St Giles Hospice unveils new 'spa bathroom' made possible by Government funding

St Giles Hospice unveils new 'spa bathroom' made possible by Government funding

Supporting image for story: Trial for prostate cancer treatment with fewer side effects launches in UK

Trial for prostate cancer treatment with fewer side effects launches in UK

Supporting image for story: Lessons to be learned after five-year-old Walsall boy with complex needs died as a result of severe dehydration

Lessons to be learned after five-year-old Walsall boy with complex needs died as a result of severe dehydration

Supporting image for story: Birmingham residents hail life-changing NHS programme

Birmingham residents hail life-changing NHS programme

UK News

Supporting image for story: Fastest growth in LGB population among adults in late 20s and early 30s

Fastest growth in LGB population among adults in late 20s and early 30s

Supporting image for story: Flights cancelled and homes without power due to Storm Bram

Flights cancelled and homes without power due to Storm Bram

Supporting image for story: UK government challenged to name agent planted in Provisional IRA

UK government challenged to name agent planted in Provisional IRA

Supporting image for story: Two charged after pepper spray and robbery incident at Heathrow

Two charged after pepper spray and robbery incident at Heathrow

Supporting image for story: Unacceptable care and women left to ‘bleed out’ in bathrooms – maternity review

Unacceptable care and women left to ‘bleed out’ in bathrooms – maternity review

Supporting image for story: Afghan man charged with raping two 14-year-old girls

Afghan man charged with raping two 14-year-old girls

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Tiny figures explore Irn-Bru cans in school project assisted by top photographer

Tiny figures explore Irn-Bru cans in school project assisted by top photographer

Supporting image for story: 'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

Supporting image for story: Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Supporting image for story: Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Supporting image for story: Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

Supporting image for story: Fears of another mass internet outage emerge as problems with X, ChatGPT, Bet365, Canva reported

Fears of another mass internet outage emerge as problems with X, ChatGPT, Bet365, Canva reported

World News

Supporting image for story: Office building fire in Indonesian capital leaves 22 dead

Office building fire in Indonesian capital leaves 22 dead

Supporting image for story: Sudanese militia leader jailed for 20 years for Darfur war crimes

Sudanese militia leader jailed for 20 years for Darfur war crimes

Supporting image for story: Pope steps into Christmas with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps

Pope steps into Christmas with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps

Supporting image for story: Magnitude 7.6 earthquake triggers tsunami off Japan’s northern coast

Magnitude 7.6 earthquake triggers tsunami off Japan’s northern coast

Supporting image for story: UN aid agency says Israeli police ‘forcibly entered’ compound in Jerusalem

UN aid agency says Israeli police ‘forcibly entered’ compound in Jerusalem

Supporting image for story: 100 children abducted from school in Nigeria released

100 children abducted from school in Nigeria released