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Murder probe launched as man dies after suspected shooting in London

Police and London Ambulance Service called out to Croydon Road, Mitcham, in early hours and found man believed to be in his 20s

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

Bexleyheath care home fire: Hazardous response team sent to blaze with locals told to shut windows

Seven people have been led to safety by firefighters after a hairdresser inside a south London care home went up in flames.

Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2023

Murder probe after man stabbed to death in fight near Tube station

A man in is 30s has been arrested on suspicion of murder

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

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Woman hospitalised and 160 evacuated after ‘chlorine leak’ in Highbury leisure centre

It’s thought the mixing of chemicals for the swimming pool led to the release of chlorine gas

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2023

Hero paramedic of Westminster Bridge terror attack honoured by King

Richard Webb Stevens honoured for response to terror attack and improving services for deaf community

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2023

London Ambulance Service doubles number of women working in ‘high risk’ environments

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) has doubled the number of women who are specially trained to work in the most dangerous environments following a recruitment campaign.

Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2023

London Ambulance Service told to improve its ethnic diversity

The London Assembly’s health committee pointed out that minority ethnic ambulance staff were disproportionately found in the organisation’s lowest-paid roles

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2023

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Kensington crash: Man killed and two rushed to hospital as ten police cars seal off road

A man has died in a horror collision on a busy road in central London and two other people were rushed to hospital with their condition unknown as police appeal to the public for information

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023

London Ambulance Service among paramedics that will strike on March 8

It comes after nursing strikes scheduled for next week were paused as union officials hold talks with the Government

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023

‘Totally wrong’: London Ambulance lagging behind on diversity and must improve, bosses warned

LAS is ‘at only 20 per cent diverse workforce. In a city where 50 per cent of people are not white British, that feels totally wrong,’ its own CEO said.

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

Woman whose heart stopped for 30 minutes reveals biggest disappointment after waking up

Louise Higgs, 59, went into cardiac arrest at her home in Angel, north London, and spent ‘hours at the very edge of life’

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

Woman whose heart stopped for 28 minutes heaps praise on ambulance crew who saved her life

Louise Higgs was saved by paramedics who performed CPR on her after she went into cardiac arrest

Dublin Live · Feb 2, 2023

Arsenal fan thanks London paramedics who saved her life when her heart stopped for 28 minutes

Louise Higgs, 59, went into cardiac arrest in August 2022 at her home in Angel while getting ready to attend an Arsenal game

Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023

London Ambulance Service sorry after seriously-injured cyclist waits more than an hour for ambulance

The man, in his 40s, was left in the care of police officers

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023

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Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2023

Council shuts second pop-up urinal after worker crushed to death in the West End

Westminster City Council said it is temporarily shutting down the second of its UriLift toilets on Villiers Street as a “precautionary measure”

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

Man crushed by telescopic urinal in London

Ambulance crews, an air ambulance and firefighters were sent to the scene at Cambridge Circus.

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2023

Plea to ‘save lives’ by only calling 999 in an emergency during ambulance strike

London Ambulance Service chief excutive says only ‘life and limb threatening’ calls will be responded to during walkout

Daily Mirror · Jan 22, 2023

Mum died after ambulance took two hours to arrive despite daughter calling 999 four times

Victoria Louisa Maame Yamphet had a cardiac arrest but it is claimed the ambulance took almost two hours to reach her home and a taxi was being sent because of the ambulance delay

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Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2023

Chislehurst: Body of woman, 46, found on street in leafy suburb

Police are investigating after a woman was found lying dead outside on a quiet, leafy road in south-east London.

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023

Man dies after collapsing at PureGym in Ilford

Paramedics administered CPR but the man was later pronounced dead

Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2023

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.

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

Plea to only call 999 with life and limb emergencies during ambulance strike

London Ambulance Service aims to be able to respond ‘as normal’ to calls about strokes and heart attacks despite industrial action.

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2023

The Standard View: Don’t call 999 unless you really need to

TOMORROW, London ambulance staff are set to go on strike for the second time since December. Accordingly, the plea from the head of the London Ambulance Service, Daniel Elkeles, is that we should only call an ambulance in a “life or limb-threatening emergency”. That is sensible advice. Indeed, most of…

Daily Mirror · Jan 2, 2023

Woman in her 20s dies in New Year's Day house fire horror as blaze tears through building

Officers from the Met Police are investigating after a woman, believed to be in her 20s, was killed in a house fire on New Year's Day as other residents were evacuated

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022

Murder probe launched as man, 29, dies after being stabbed in heart in London park

Despite the efforts of London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance, he was pronounced dead at the scene

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