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The Latest Breaking News from London Ambulance Service

Man crushed by telescopic urinal in London

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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

Daily Mirror

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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

Man dies after collapsing at PureGym in Ilford

Paramedics administered CPR but the man was later pronounced dead

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

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.

The Independent UK

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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…

Evening Standard

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

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

Full list of NHS Trusts to declare critical incidents amid 'unprecedented pressure'

Hospital and ambulance trusts up and down the country have been declaring 'critical incidents' as pressure mounts amid a mass walkout from ambulance workers today

Daily Mirror

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

Eleventh-hour talks to avert the industrial action have failed

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

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

Pregnant women warned not to rely on ambulance help during strike

Expectant mothers who go into labour during Wednesday’s paramedics strike should make their own way to hospital as there will be “no guarantee” paramedics will be able to reach them at home, London health trusts have warned.

Daily Mirror

London Ambulance Service 'extremely busy' and to focus on most sick as incident declared

London Ambulance Service has said it is "extremely busy" and has put in place a "Business Continuity Incident" which means that it will be focusing on the most sick and severely injured

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

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Evening Standard

Mayfair: Diners flee as fire breaks out in central London restaurant

Dramatic footage on social media has shown the moment terrified diners were forced to flee a central London restaurant after a fire broke out on Friday evening.

Daily Mirror

Horror at O2 Academy Brixton as victim trampled in crush 'thought she was dead'

Four people remain in a critical condition this morning after large crowds were caught in a crush outside a gig for Afrobeats superstar Asake at the O2 Academy Brixton in South London last night

The Independent UK

Urgent care patients facing five-hour ambulance waits in London

Exclusive: Centres across London closed yesterday as they reached ‘full capacity’

Daily Mirror

Waiter, 25, fighting for his life after attack outside pizzeria as police hunt man

Marco Pannone suffered life-changing injuries after being attacked outside Canova Hall in Brixton, south London, at the weekend. The Metropolitan Police launched an appeal to identify a man

Evening Standard

Heart attack and stroke victims must be helped during paramedic strike, says Health Secretary

Stroke and burns patients must be covered by crews, demands minister

Daily Mirror

London stabbing: Pedestrian stabbed to death in broad daylight with another in hospital

The victim was one of two people stabbed in Lilestone Street, Marylebone, with the other rushed to a major trauma centre after emergency services responded to the incident just before 3:30pm today

Evening Standard

London 999 call handler urges men to speak up about their mental health this winter

Scott Robertson, who has bipolar disorder, said too many men feel ‘shame’ around expressing themselves

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