New life saving equipment is being given to firefighters as part of scheme working with other emergency services. The kit will be carried in a specially designed backpack on all fire engines at Barnet, Finchley, Hendon and Mill Hill fire stations.

The chair of the London Ambulance Service trust is to step down after 10 years in the post

Stroke patients are likely to be forced to travel further while suffering a seizure under plans to further rejig the NHS