30 h. ago NHS 'strengthened' by 62 per cent rise in paramedics in Scottish Ambulance Service

The investment in newly qualified paramedics is designed to give the service more resilience, improve capacity and increase the number of patients treated in the community.

Politics

33 h. ago Boy, 15, charged with murder after teen stabbed in front of McDonald's customers

Police were called to Old Kent Road SE1 just before 11pm on Wednesday, August 27 by the London Ambulance Service after reports of a stabbing in front of McDonald's customers

Economics

5 d. ago Boy who died after falling in park ‘made every day worth living’

Logan Carter, 12, died on Friday after falling from apparatus at a park in Cheshire.

Events

1 week ago Holidaymaker tragically dies in Asda as hero shoppers race to help him

Devon and Cornwall Police was called by the ambulance service to the Asda store in Paignton, South Devon on Sunday after a man suffered a fatal medical episode

Events

1 week ago Man, 23, offered remote consultation after collapsing in street but no ambulance

Martin Logan slammed Scotland's ambulance service after his son Gregor suffered a seizure in the street and struck his head - only to be offered an assessment by telephone or video

Politics

1 week ago Son who collapsed in seizure on street offered 'remote consultation' instead of ambulance

Martin Logan accused the Scottish Ambulance Service call handler of 'just reading off a menu' after his son Gregor hit his head when having a tonic-clonic seizure.

Politics

1 week ago Five people rescued and taken to hospital after Ilford restaurant fire

Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the blaze on Woodford Avenue in Gants Hill at about 9pm on Friday.

Events

2 w. ago Famous ice cream seller stabbed to death 'eight times' in front of van as two arrested

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to reports of a stabbing in Monks Park, Wembley, as a 38-year-old man was treated for stab wounds by the London Ambulance Service

Events

2 w. ago 'Famous' ice cream man killed after he is stabbed 'eight times' in front of van

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to reports of a stabbing in Monks Park, Wembley, as a 38-year-old man was treated for stab wounds by the London Ambulance Service

Events

2 w. ago Famous ice cream seller stabbed to death in front of his van as two people arrested

A 38-year-old man, not yet named by police, was treated for stab wounds by the London Ambulance Service but died at the scene in Wembley on Tuesday night as a murder probe is launched

Events

2 w. ago ‘Ice cream seller stabbed eight times’ as police arrest two in murder probe

A 38-year-old man was treated for stab wounds in Monks Park, Wembley, on Tuesday evening but died at the scene.

Events

2 w. ago Highway Code rule can end in 3 penalty points and fine for letting ambulance pass

Drivers on UK roads are legally required to give way to emergency services, such as ambulances, fire engines and police cars, but they could be fined for making a certain mistake

Politics

2 w. ago Man seriously injured after tractor falls onto motorway from bridge

Kent Police said it was called to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the A227 overbridge, near Wrotham, shortly after 11.15am on Monday.

Events

2 w. ago Firefighters called to over 40 obese people a week after it was revealed ambulance service had to spend £30million on specialist transport

The shocking reality of the UK's obesity crisis has been laid bare by Home Office data on the number of firefighter callouts for helping members of the public who are 'overweight or plus size'.

Economics

3 w. ago London Ambulance Service cuts response times by up to eight minutes

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) has cut response times despite facing one of the busiest periods in its history

Politics

3 w. ago Two teenage boys stabbed near Oxford Street are rushed to hospital

The first paramedics arrived at the scene within three minutes, the London Ambulance Service said

Politics

3 w. ago Ambulance service shares health warning as north west hit with 'serious' weather alert

"It can result in serious health outcomes across the population"

Events

3 w. ago Ambulance services hit with bills totalling £27.5million to transport increasing numbers of obese patients

Bosses have been forced to splash out on specialist ambulances and lifting equipment or pay private providers to carry people who are too large for standard vehicles.

Economics

3 w. ago Pensioner, 88, is found 'murdered' at home in Bournemouth as police arrest woman, 60, 'known to him'

Officers raced to home in Winton, Bournemouth, at 12.57pm yesterday after the alarm was raised by the ambulance service and found and 88-year-old man dead at the address.

Events

4 w. ago BREAKING Man dies after falling from roof at Manchester Airport after after police scramble

The man fell from a height at a multi-storey car park near Terminal 1 at the airport in the afternoon, with emergency services, including an air ambulance called to the scene

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