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Family thankful for kindness of public as number of birthday cards for brave Rowley Regis girl passes five thousand

The aunt of a girl suffering from a rare form of cancer has offered thanks from her family after a campaign to gather birthday cards for her eighth birthday passed five thousand.

Supporting image for story: Family thankful for kindness of public as number of birthday cards for brave Rowley Regis girl passes five thousand

Supporting image for story: Newport community rallies round mission to get 8,000 birthday cards to Black Country girl with cancer

Newport community rallies round mission to get 8,000 birthday cards to Black Country girl with cancer

Supporting image for story: West Midlands Ambulance Service and Staffordshire University excited to strengthen long-standing partnership

West Midlands Ambulance Service and Staffordshire University excited to strengthen long-standing partnership

Supporting image for story: Health bosses urge people in Birmingham to get tested for tuberculosis as cases rise across the West Midlands - see latest data here

Health bosses urge people in Birmingham to get tested for tuberculosis as cases rise across the West Midlands - see latest data here

Supporting image for story: Mental ill health in children ‘biggest challenge of our time’ – report

Mental ill health in children ‘biggest challenge of our time’ – report

Supporting image for story: Dawn Astle vows to keep pressure on Government after Gordon McQueen verdict

Dawn Astle vows to keep pressure on Government after Gordon McQueen verdict

Supporting image for story: Meet the brave Black Country boy who's been battling cancer since he was two years old with help from family, Birmingham Children's Hospital - and Pokémon cards

Meet the brave Black Country boy who's been battling cancer since he was two years old with help from family, Birmingham Children's Hospital - and Pokémon cards

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Supporting image for story: 'This money is nice, but it's not the answer really' - Hospice chiefs react following £3.4m government funding rollout across the Midlands

'This money is nice, but it's not the answer really' - Hospice chiefs react following £3.4m government funding rollout across the Midlands

Supporting image for story: Staffordshire council awards grants to community groups and businesses

Staffordshire council awards grants to community groups and businesses

Supporting image for story: Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity receives £100K donation

Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity receives £100K donation

Supporting image for story: 'Tech-led social care pilot has helped my mum to get her independence back after a fall - the Mayor of the West Midlands was very impressed'

'Tech-led social care pilot has helped my mum to get her independence back after a fall - the Mayor of the West Midlands was very impressed'

Supporting image for story: Walsall Council told to improve adult social care services by independent health regulator

Walsall Council told to improve adult social care services by independent health regulator

Supporting image for story: Mental health top reason for Dudley Council members' sick days, figures show

Mental health top reason for Dudley Council members' sick days, figures show

Supporting image for story: Aptamil baby formula urgently recalled amid toxin concerns it could cause 'vomiting and stomach cramps'

Aptamil baby formula urgently recalled amid toxin concerns it could cause 'vomiting and stomach cramps'

Supporting image for story: Dedicated fundraiser preparing for toughest challenge yet with starting line at Molineux

Dedicated fundraiser preparing for toughest challenge yet with starting line at Molineux

Supporting image for story: Revealed: The 42 Dudley GP surgeries with the most helpful receptionist teams

Revealed: The 42 Dudley GP surgeries with the most helpful receptionist teams

Supporting image for story: £3.4m funding boost for hospices, including 14 across the West Midlands - see which ones received the funding

£3.4m funding boost for hospices, including 14 across the West Midlands - see which ones received the funding

UK News

Supporting image for story: Sweet success! Bakers create largest-ever Empire biscuit to launch annual awards

Sweet success! Bakers create largest-ever Empire biscuit to launch annual awards

Supporting image for story: Further rain warnings issued for Ireland as clean up under way at flood-hit town

Further rain warnings issued for Ireland as clean up under way at flood-hit town

Supporting image for story: Man guilty of assault after Barron Trump tells UK police he saw woman attacked

Man guilty of assault after Barron Trump tells UK police he saw woman attacked

Supporting image for story: The Original Factory Shop enters administration putting 1,180 jobs at risk

The Original Factory Shop enters administration putting 1,180 jobs at risk

Supporting image for story: UK condemns ‘brutal’ Iranian regime as Donald Trump sends armada to region

UK condemns ‘brutal’ Iranian regime as Donald Trump sends armada to region

Supporting image for story: Retired engineer found guilty of Ulez camera explosion

Retired engineer found guilty of Ulez camera explosion

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Hebrides woman completes record-breaking Atlantic row

Hebrides woman completes record-breaking Atlantic row

Supporting image for story: Iconic noughties BBC sitcom Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps 'set for comeback' - with Sheridan Smith 'signed on for reunion'

Iconic noughties BBC sitcom Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps 'set for comeback' - with Sheridan Smith 'signed on for reunion'

Supporting image for story: Traitors Rachel and Stephen make series history as dual-winners

Traitors Rachel and Stephen make series history as dual-winners

Supporting image for story: Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Supporting image for story: Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond

Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond

Supporting image for story: Scottish TikToker of the year revealed

Scottish TikToker of the year revealed

World News

Supporting image for story: Trump talks up US economy in key speech ahead of midterm elections

Trump talks up US economy in key speech ahead of midterm elections

Supporting image for story: World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day

World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Supporting image for story: India and EU clinch the ‘mother of all deals’ in historic free trade agreement

India and EU clinch the ‘mother of all deals’ in historic free trade agreement

Supporting image for story: Russian drones kill three and injure children and pregnant woman in Ukraine

Russian drones kill three and injure children and pregnant woman in Ukraine

Supporting image for story: Iran’s protest crackdown kills at least 6,159 people, activists say

Iran’s protest crackdown kills at least 6,159 people, activists say

Supporting image for story: Immigration crackdown chief to leave Minneapolis

Immigration crackdown chief to leave Minneapolis