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Call volumes during ambulance strike drop again as Londoners heed NHS advice

Total number of calls declined on Monday but not by as much as on previous strike days

Evening Standard

London Ambulance calls drop by nearly a quarter during paramedics’ strike

The volume of calls to the London Ambulance Service dropped by nearly a quarter during paramedics’ strikes on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

London ambulance worker says they’re striking because ‘there can’t see an end to NHS crisis’

Emergency medical technician Julie Cunnane says paramedics feel ‘guilty’ as they cannot provide good care for patients

Evening Standard

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NHS bosses warn today’s ambulance strike will hit harder as Londoners warned: ‘Only call 999 if it’s life or limb’

Fears ‘even more precarious’ position of health service means today’s walkout will be more difficult to cope with

Evening Standard

London Ambulance Service expecting 45% more calls than normal on New Year’s Eve

Paramedics urge Londoners to celebrate the New Year safely as service faces unprecedented demand

Evening Standard

Big rise in patients waiting in ambulances outside London hospitals amid growing pressure on NHS

Health leaders warn delays are having ‘huge impact’ on patients and staff morale

Evening Standard

London braces for 12-hour ambulance strike on already stretched service

Eleventh-hour talks to avert the industrial action have failed

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London paramedics ‘spending entire shift with patients waiting in A&E’

Head of London Ambulance Service warns handover delays are having devastating impact on morale

Evening Standard

Ill Londoners not at risk of dying ‘should make own way to hospital on ambulance strike day’

People without a life-threatening condition are ‘unlikely to get an ambulance’ during the action, according to the London Ambulance Service

Evening Standard

Asake planned 'special announcement' at gig before '3000 people broke doors'

Asake had planned to make 'a special announcement' on stage at the O2 Brixton Academy in London last night, before a suspected crush that left eight people admitted to hospital led to the gig being cancelled for safety reasons

Daily Mirror

Met Police statement in full after four people crushed at Asake O2 Brixton concert

Eight people have been taken to hospital and four are critical following reports of crowd trouble at the O2 Academy in Brixton in South London last night - Metropolitan Police have issued a lengthy statement

Daily Mirror

Angling: Tickle claims Ged Rigby Championship Trophy

Blundelsands rod John Easton took the top individual honours on Sunday, competing in the first round of the Wigan Teams of Four. He led his Liverpool LAS team to a creditable fourth place on the day with a score of 24 points. Pegged on the Wiga

Liverpool Echo

Sadiq Khan calls on Londoners to ‘help save lives’ as he learns CPR

The Mayor was taught how to perform CPR and use a defribillator by medics in a training session at City Hall

Evening Standard

Robert Jenrick: how I plan to get ahead of the NHS winter crisis

Last week I accompanied some of our incredible London paramedics on a shift to see first-hand the challenges they’re facing.

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Wristbands from lying in state queue withdrawn from online sale

Some of the items were being sold on eBay for £2,000

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eBay to remove wristbands from lying in state queue being sold online

Auction site eBay has pledged to remove second-hand wristbands from the Queen's laying in state queue which are being offered for sale for as much as four figures.

The Independent UK

Queue time ticks over 25 hours as thousands brave the cold to mourn the Queen

The DCMS warned people not to travel to join the queue and to check back later on Saturday morning for updates on wait times.

Evening Standard

Lying in state queue 22 hours long as overnight temperatures look set to fall

The queue to see the Queen lying in state is now expected to take 22 hours and the Government has warned it will be cold overnight

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The Independent UK

Lying in state queue 24 hours long as overnight temperatures look set to fall

The queue to see the Queen lying in state is now expected to take more than 24 hours and the Government has warned it will be cold overnight.

Daily Mirror

Croydon explosion: Neighbours say street smelt of gas for a week before girl killed

Locals of a street in Croydon have shockingly revealed that they had been smelling gas for over a week, and revealed gas engineers not been present for the last few days, after an explosion this morning killed a child, and injured several others

Daily Mirror

Paramedics 'beg for overtime to cover rising bills' amid cost of living crisis

It comes as London ambulance staff are facing record levels of demand and pressure - while at the same time struggling to meet financial demands of every day life

Evening Standard

London Ambulance Service launches ‘ambitious’ recruitment drive as demand soars

The London Ambulance Service is embarking on the “most ambitious” recruitment drive in its history as it looks to bolster frontline numbers by more than 1,650.

The Independent UK

Violence against ambulance staff in England at record high as A&E crisis intensifies

Exclusive: More than 12,000 paramedics were verbally or physically assaulted, or threatened, in the 12 months to April 2022

Reason

Targeting Employee for Op-Ed Criticizing "Anti-Racism" Because She's White May Be Race Discrimination

but because here the employer's (and union's) actions were basically just an incident of public criticism, they didn't qualify as hostile environment harassment (and the employee wasn't fired or demoted).

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Moto Response Paramedic Wins Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal

London Ambulance Service motorcycle response unit paramedic Richard Webb-Stevens receives the Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal for Distinguished Service.

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