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Sep 13, 2026
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Jul 23, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · David Lumb

    I had 11 years of chemotherapy for a cancer I didn't have (opens the original)

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    Becky Jones was just 21 when she was told she had a terminal brain tumour and months to live. She had not long met her partner and dreamed of a career in policing, but suddenly the future was looking bleak. The diagnosis, by an experienced cancer consultant, led to 11 years of chemotherapy treatment which changed her life. She regularly felt sick, she was unable to take part in family events, her career was curtailed and she felt constantly "on eggshells". Now 33, she has recently learned she ne

  2. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · David Lumb

    Cancer care review at Coventry hospital finds 'betrayal of trust' (opens the original)

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    Brain cancer patients were routinely given extended, non‑standard courses of chemotherapy, with some being misdiagnosed and exposed to serious risks and harm, a review has found. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is investigating 20 cases in which patients in Coventry were prescribed the drug temozolomide (TMZ) for long periods with "little or no evidence of benefit," it said. Preliminary findings of the review, leaked to the BBC, said staff failings amounted to a "betrayal of patient trust"

  3. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · David Lumb

    Solihull women's fears after jewellery stolen in masked robberies (opens the original)

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    At the moment she was attacked, Eve said her life changed: "When he robbed me, he took a lot more than my gold chains off me. He took the person that I was." The 78-year-old grandmother was getting in her car one evening in April when a masked man grabbed her arm, stole her bracelets and ran off. "That shock, it lives with me, that image," she admitted, adding the robbery had a massive effect on her. "It's got worse as the days have gone by. I have to make sure the windows are shut in case anyon

  4. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · David Lumb

    'Humiliation' of Birmingham-based foreign dentist who cannot work in UK (opens the original)

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    A foreign dentist who now lives in the UK has said it is "really humiliating" that people such as himself are unable to practise and instead have to work non-skilled jobs as they wait to sit an exam that proves their professional ability. Hamza Ryad, who lives in Birmingham, spent two years as a dentist in Pakistan, treating hundreds of people. Despite a national shortage of NHS dentists, he cannot work in the UK until he passes one of two exams, with each having competition for places. To know

  5. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · David Lumb

    West Midlands teen's chance after job search struggle (opens the original)

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    Nineteen-year-old Ben Challice says he was beginning to lose hope after years of applying for jobs and hearing nothing back. Despite wanting to work, he found himself repeatedly rejected or overlooked, with difficulty affording tools and his GCSE results making it hard to get a foot in the door. "It was very difficult, since from the age of 16 I was looking for a job and when I was submitting my CV online, it's like they didn't want to know," he said. Everything changed after a three-week placem

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