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Kingstanding residents rescue trapped man from rubble following blast

Heroic residents have described how they clambered past flaming debris, through dust and rubble shortly after a suspected gas explosion to pull an injured man alive from the ruins of a house. The man is in a life-threatening condition following the ...

27 Jun 2022 at 07:59

West Midlands Ambulance Service could collapse, nursing director says

A struggling ambulance trust could face a “Titanic moment” and collapse entirely this summer, its nursing director has said, as committee papers warn of an England-wide “catastrophic situation”. Mark Docherty, of West Midlands Ambulance Service, ...

25 May 2022 at 11:05

Some patients who call 999 to be redirected to GP or treatment centre

NHS leaders have welcomed a plan for some patients who call 999 to be redirected to a GP or an urgent treatment centre. NHS England is rolling out a scheme whereby around 40% of patients who fall under category 2 calls to 999 – but who have a ...

16 Feb 2023 at 09:29

Police formed human chain to reach boys who fell into frozen lake, inquest hears

Police officers formed a human chain and entered a freezing lake against medical advice to try and save four boys who had fallen into the icy water, an inquest into their deaths has heard. Brothers Samuel Butler, six, and Finlay Butler, ...

07 Jul 2023 at 17:13

Strikes by health workers hit half-a-million appointments in England

More than half a million appointments, operations and procedures have been postponed in England as a result of the wave of industrial unrest in the NHS. Strikes began towards the end of 2022 in the bitter dispute over NHS pay. The ...

19 Jun 2023 at 07:08

Striking ambulance staff ‘genuinely concerned for public safety’

Ambulance workers are staging strikes across England and Wales because they are “genuinely concerned for public safety”, staff have said from the picket lines. Workers have warned that patients are suffering because staff are ...

23 Jan 2023 at 13:53

Man fighting for life after gas explosion in Birmingham

Man fighting for life after suspected gas explosion in Birmingham

A man is in a life-threatening condition and a house has been destroyed after a gas explosion in Birmingham. West Midlands Police said they were called just after 8.30pm on Sunday to the incident on Dulwich Road in ...

27 Jun 2022 at 03:14

Woman dies after being attacked by pet dog in Coventry

A woman in her 30s has died after being attacked by a dog in Coventry. West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) said they were called to a property on Wexford Road at 12.16pm on Monday after a report of a dog attack....

22 Jul 2024 at 16:45

Inquests to be heard into deaths of four boys pulled from icy lake

Inquests into the deaths of four boys who died after falling through the ice on a frozen lake will be held on Friday. Brothers Samuel Butler, six, and eight-year-old Finlay Butler, died along with their cousin ...

07 Jul 2023 at 02:45

Family pay tribute to murder victim Lauren Evans as ‘beautiful inside and out’

The family of a 22-year-old woman who was found dead at a house in Staffordshire have paid tribute to her as “sweet girl whose smile would brighten even the darkest of days”. Staffordshire Police have said ...

04 Jul 2024 at 17:54

Man shot dead by armed police after Christmas Eve standoff

A knife-wielding man was shot dead after an hours-long standoff with armed police on Christmas Eve. West Mercia Police said officers were called to Fownhope Close in Redditch, Worcestershire, at around ...

25 Dec 2024 at 17:53

Man, 39, shot dead by armed police on Christmas Eve

A 39-year-old man was shot dead by armed police on Christmas Eve. West Mercia Police said officers were called by West Midlands Ambulance Service to Fownhope Close in Redditch, Worcestershire, at ...

25 Dec 2024 at 15:24

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