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Khaleej Times
14-07-2025
- Khaleej Times
London Southend Airport closed until further notice after small plane crash
London Southend Airport in Essex said that it has closed operations until further notice after the police said a small plane crashed at the airport on England's south-east coast on Sunday. All flights to and from the airport have been cancelled while police, emergency services and air accident investigators are attending the incident, London Southend Airport said in a post on X. "We remain on the scene of a serious incident at Southend Airport," the local Essex police said, adding that they were alerted just before 4pm to reports of a collision involving a 12-metre (39.4-foot) plane. It was unclear how many people were on the plane. Images from British newspaper websites, not verified by Reuters, showed a fireball rising into the air above Southend Airport, around 35 miles (56 km) east of London. The East of England Ambulance Service said it had sent four ambulances and other response vehicles. The airport's website showed five international flights had been cancelled following the accident.
BBC News
09-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
East of England Ambulance service closes control room in Bedford
The chair of an ambulance trust has defended plans to close its control centre in a Sisodia, chair of East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, said the decision to close the Bedford control room was due to outdated infrastructure, rising call volumes and inefficiencies in running three control centres in Bedford, Chelmsford and Norwich.A full refurbishment of the control room would cost between £3.5m and £4m, and "still not make it fit for purpose", Mr Sisodia told Bedford Borough Council's Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee on added the closure would not adversely affect emergency services in the area and would allow for investment in front-line care. The trust is proposing to consolidate its operations into two centres in Norwich and Chelmsford, a move projected to save £1.2m a would be the equivalent of funding "five or six extra ambulances" that could serve up to 10,000 more patients annually, the meeting heard. Staff redeployed When acknowledging concerns raised by unions, Mr Sisodia emphasised that staff welfare was "explicitly discussed" by the said the trust would seek to redeploy staff internally within the trust, collaborate with other emergency services to place staff elsewhere in the NHS and provide support packages for staff facing Sisodia told the committee the proposal would not reduce ambulance coverage in Bedfordshire and sought to assure members that the service was "not withdrawing" from the county."We have 328 A&E staff, that's our front-line ambulance staff who respond directly to patients in Bedfordshire," he said."There's no intention to cut that. In fact, we're very much anticipating some of the population growth."I haven't got my crystal ball, I don't know exactly what that will be, but I can say unequivocally that it will be increasing."We run 38 vehicles out of Bedfordshire, that will be increasing over the coming years."We will continue to invest in Bedford," he added. This article was written by a trusted journalist and then edited for length and style with the help of AI, before being checked again by a BBC Journalist. It's part of a pilot. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
08-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Driver dies after crash involving two cars on A143 near Ixworth
A driver has died following a crash involving two Police was called to the A143 at Ixworth, near Bury St Edmunds, after reports of a crash involving a blue Ford Focus and a grey Honda Jazz on Monday at 14:40 East of England Ambulance Service also attended and took one of the drivers to West Suffolk Hospital, where he later died.A 41-year-old man from Thetford was arrested in connection with the incident before the road reopened by 22:15. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
02-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
A47 closed at East Winch in both directions by serious crash
A major road is expected to remain closed for some time after a two-vehicle services were called to the A47 in East Winch, Norfolk, just before 08:00 single carriageway stretch of the road has been closed in both directions, causing major congestion between King's Lynn and Swaffham.A Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service crew used hydraulic equipment to release people from the vehicles involved. Norfolk Police has described the crash as serious and has advised drivers to find alternative East of England Ambulance Service has been contacted for further details. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
16-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Fen Drayon teen thanks medics who saved her life
A teenager has thanked the medics who helped save her life as she suffered multiple cardiac Oakley-Mudge, 19, collapsed at her home in Fen Drayton in Cambridgeshire in August 2024 and her mother, Sarah, immediately dialled 999 and began was rushed to Addenbrooke's Hospital, where she had four further cardiac recovered, she met with East of England Ambulance Service staff involved in her case, describing them as "amazing". Paramedic Rob Marland and emergency medical technician (EMT) Natania Newman-Bell were the first to arrive to her mother's call, just five minutes after she dialled 999 and were quickly joined by EMTs Rachael Orchard and Dale Browne, along with operations manager Adam from an East Anglian Air Ambulance response car also provided critical was transferred from Addenbrooke's to Royal Papworth Hospital and was fitted with a device designed to deliver life-saving shocks if it detects an abnormal heart Oakley-Mudge said: "I will never forget that day last August when Chloe collapsed without warning in front of me."It was every parent's worst nightmare. I'm so thankful I had been trained in CPR - I never imagined I'd need to use it, and certainly not on my own teenage daughter."Chloe said: "I realised how lucky I am to still be alive and I wanted to thank the ambulance crews for their amazing work."Mr Bright said: "Incidents like this are thankfully very rare, but the importance of starting CPR as quickly as possible cannot be overstated." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
