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The Latest Breaking News from West Midlands Ambulance Service

Birmingham stabbing: Man killed and two people seriously injured in early hours street attack

West Midlands Police said one man has been arrested in connection with the attack which took place in Handsworth in Birmingham

The Independent UK

Ambulance drivers on why they are striking

'I am striking to try and sort the NHS out'

Wales Online

‘We’re striking to save it’: Meet the picket line paramedics warning ambulance service at ‘breaking point’

Striking NHS workers accuses goverment of having ‘hollowed out’ the health service

The Independent UK

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Ambulance strike in England and Wales - what to do in an emergency and everything you need to know

Ambulance workers, paramedics, technicians, call handlers and other NHS staff will walk out in England and Wales in the coming days

Wales Online

Deaths caused by ambulance delays soar as unions accuse Tories of 'criminal negligence'

Figures from West Midlands Ambulance Service show 37 patients died because an ambulance did not get to them on time in the first nine months of this year, compared to just one death in 2020

Daily Mirror

Search continues where two children are feared dead after falling through ice

Emergency services remain at the scene where two children are missing on Monday morning

Wales Online

Four children in cardiac arrest after being pulled from lake

There has been no confirmation of the ages or genders of the children

Wales Online

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Schoolboy, 12, tragically killed after colliding with bus while riding e-scooter during rush hour

The lad, who has not yet been named, passed away at the scene after he collided with the bus outside a McDonald's in Birmingham at around 8am on Tuesday.

Daily Record

Pensioner, 71, who thought she was having 'heart attack' waited nine hours for an ambulance'

"I was one of the lucky ones that escaped but there are many cases where people will die in ambulances”

Wales Online

Man died after 999 call handler couldn't find code for defibrillator

The family made at least four calls to 999 and were told an ambulance would take six hours to arrive

Wales Online

Elderly woman left waiting on pavement for TWO HOURS for ambulance in busy town centre

West Midlands Ambulance service apologised for the long delay, saying it was caused by the pressures on health and social care

Daily Mirror

Horror crash sees 2 men die and 4 injured including 2 children rushed to hospital

The Midlands Air Ambulance, trauma doctors, two paramedic officers and three ambulances were dispatched to the tragic scene in Wolverhampton after a horrifying crash

Daily Mirror

Pilot killed in light aircraft crash in Herefordshire as investigation launched

The man, in his 50s, was confirmed dead at the scene at Shobdon Airfield near Leominster, Herefordshire

The Independent UK

Mum wants 20 defibrillators in hometown after son went into cardiac arrest and died

The grieving mum of a teen who died when pals couldn't access a defibrillator after he went into cardiac arrest is campaigning to get the kit installed across their hometown

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Wales Online

Woman found dead after gas explosion destroys house in Birmingham

The incident has also left one man in a life-threatening condition

Bristol Post

Man in life-threatening condition after gas explosion 'like an earthquake' destroyed house

The man was rescued from the scene last night by residents and was taken to hospital after suffering 'very significant injuries'

Manchester Evening News

Woman found dead and man pulled alive from wreckage after Birmingham gas explosion

Police and fire crews descended on Kingstanding

Wales Online

Woman dies and man is fighting for life after major blast at house in Birmingham

There are reports that heroic neighbours ran into the house to try and rescue the occupants

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The Independent UK

Man fighting for life after house destroyed in Birmingham explosion

Four other men suffered minor injuries and were assessed by ambulance crews at the scene.

The Independent UK

Student paramedics spending hours in ambulances outside A&E instead of attending calls

Exclusive: One trainee waited for nine hours outside a hospital in an ambulance to hand over a patient

Daily Mirror

Stroke victims wait 51 minutes for an ambulance as unions warn of NHS 'collapse'

Average wait for an ambulance after calling 999 to report a stroke, chest pains and other serious conditions has trebled in the past two years, and is more than half an hour longer than target time

Nottingham Post

Waterworld still shut after 100 people evacuated during large scale incident

Two people were taken to hospital and 46 treated at the scene

Manchester Evening News

Waterworld remains closed following evacuation of visitors

Waterworld has described the sheer size of the emergency response as a 'huge over-reaction'

The Independent UK

Waterpark evacuated after people suffer ‘eye and throat irritation’ and ‘nausea’

Paramedics ‘assessing a number of people’ at attraction in Stoke-on-Trent

Evening Standard

Waterworld evacuated by police after swimmers suffer irritation and nausea

Swimmers have been evacuated by police from a busy waterpark after some suffered nausea and eye and throat irritation.

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