Some Ulez scrappage vehicles including ambulances will be sent to Ukraine, says Sadiq Khan Among the vehicles to go will be 50 decommissioned ambulances from the London Ambulance Service Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2024
London ambulance response times improve after ‘challenging’ Spring period Responses to Category One and Two calls both see marked improvement Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023
The 999 operator who had to give her own father CPR: ‘Before, I was just guessing how a caller felt. Now I know’ She had instructed more than 100 callers on how to do chest compressions, but when her own father had a cardiac arrest, the ambulance service call handler realised just how difficult it is The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023
Horror crash between £187,000 Lamborghini supercar and Royal Mail van leaves six injured Emergency services raced to the collision in Beckton, East London, and took six people to hospital for their injuries, which were assessed as not life-threatening Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2023
Wimbledon school crash: Girl, 8, and woman in 40s fighting for their lives as driver bailed Note left at scene of Thursday’s crash pays tribute to ‘shining star’, saying: ‘We will miss you so much’ Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2023
Parents weep after horror crash kills girl, 8, as school issues statement Pupils at the Study Prep School in Wimbledon were believed to be enjoying a party to celebrate the summer holidays when the incident happened. Daily Record · Jul 6, 2023
Girl, 8, dead and 10 rushed to hospital after Land Rover crashes into primary school on last day of term Police declared a major incident after the horrific crash on Thursday (July 6) Manchester Evening News · Jul 6, 2023
Girl, 8, dies after Land Rover ploughs into Wimbledon primary school 'during tea party' as woman arrested One girl has died and several others who were reportedly "having a tea party" have been seriously injured after a gold and black Land Rover drove through the school gates. Daily Record · Jul 6, 2023
Child dead and woman arrested after car collides with building at primary school Police stated the incident is not being treated as terror-related Manchester Evening News · Jul 6, 2023
Wimbledon car crash latest: Eight year-old girl killed and 16 injured in primary school tragedy Visuals show several emergency services vehicles outside the girls’ prep school in Wimbledon after Land Rover crashed into the building on Thursday The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
Pupil dies after car crashes into primary school in Wimbledon with 'several hurt' Several people have been injured after police said they were called to reports a car crashed into a primary school building in Wimbledon, south-west… The National (Scotland) · Jul 6, 2023
‘We must ensure it’s here in 25 years’: NHS workers on what the health service means to them NHS staff tell of need to ‘support people at their most vulnerable’ as service marks 75th birthday Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2023
Man and woman found dead at Premier Inn as 'mystery substance' found at hotel Cops were alerted to the incident at around 12:43pm on Saturday, July 1, and found the pair upon arrival at the hotel. Daily Record · Jul 2, 2023
Man and woman found dead at Premier Inn after 'mystery substance' detected Police say investigations are ongoing Manchester Evening News · Jul 2, 2023
Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2023 Panic, fear and abuse: my day in the 999 call handlers’ control room Pressure levels in the ambulance service are at their highest level, with workers quitting, spiralling waiting times and public mental health at crisis point — so how is all of this affecting the people taking the calls? Katie Strick spends 12 hours on the frontline
Daily Mirror · May 11, 2023 Woman 'thrown 40ft across road' after being mown down by Sophie Wessex's motorcade An pedestrian, in her 80s, is fighting for her life after being "thrown 40 feet across the road" according to an onlooker, when she was hit by a police motorbike escorting Sophie Wessex
Daily Mirror · May 11, 2023 Sophie Wessex speaks out as woman fights for life after police motorbike ploughs into her The critically injured pedestrian, who is in her 80s, was taken to hospital after being "thrown 40 feet across the road" by a police motorcycle escorting Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh
Daily Mirror · May 5, 2023 Teenager knifed to death in horror London stabbing as police launch probe Despite efforts of paramedics from London's Air Ambulance and the London Ambulance Service, the boy was sadly pronounced dead at the scene in Waltham Forest around half an hour later
The Independent UK · May 2, 2023 Murder arrest after woman stabbed to death by stranger in Brixton The woman was walking along Stockwell Park Road when she was attacked by a man from behind
Daily Mirror · May 1, 2023 Woman stabbed to death in broad daylight attack in London A woman believed to be in her 30s has died after being stabbed to death in the street on Bank Holiday Monday as local eyewitnesses described seeing attempts to resuscitate her
Evening Standard · May 1, 2023 Woman taken to hospital following ‘fall on to the tracks from mobility scooter’ at London Tube station Police confirmed that the woman suffered ‘potentially life-changing’ injuries and was taken to hospital
Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2023 London’s emergency services could face ‘capacity pressures’ in event of terror attack A cross-party group of London politicians has warned Mayor Sadiq Khan that the capital’s emergency services could face difficulties responding to a major terrorist incident
Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2023 London ambulance boss pays respects to Sydney paramedic stabbed to death on the job The London Ambulance Service’s top official has paid tribute to a Sydney paramedic who was fatally stabbed on the job.
Daily Mirror · Apr 13, 2023 Building plunge woman critical as passer-by she landed on out of danger in hospital Police were called to a High Street in the capital at 4.50pm following reports that a woman fell from a height and another sustained injuries as a result - the woman who fell remains in critical condition
Daily Record · Apr 12, 2023 Two women fighting for their lives after one 'falls from building and lands on pedestrian below' A major road has been closed following the incident, which is understood to have left two women hospitalised in a critical condition after one fell from a car park building onto the other.