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James is standing in front of a fluorescent yellow ambulance. He has light brown hair and a beard. He is wearing a dark green ambulance service jacket with a body-worn camera.

'It is frightening when a patient attacks you'

One London paramedic describes what it's like when a patient assaults them.

Emergency call handler Matthew Hawkins with Farah Alim-Palmer, who holds a certificate. They stand in front of a London Ambulance motorcycle at the emergency service's headquarters in Waterloo.

Girl praised for helping sibling scalded by hot tea

Farah spoke to 999 call handler Matthew Hawkins when her toddler brother was scalded by hot tea.

A brick driveway with short brick walls on either side. There are green hedges behind the brick walls

Child killed by tree branch confirmed as girl, 12

The Met confirmed on Monday that a 12-year-old girl was killed after being struck by a tree branch.

A leafy road with brick walls leads into a cul-de-sac

'Heartfelt' sympathy after child killed by branch

The local authority says it is working with police to find out what happened.

A close up of Defib. He is a black and white cat, with a black nose a and bright green eyes.

Ambulance station cat saved from eviction

A cat has been spared from eviction from his ambulance station home after a petition on his behalf.

The entrance to Belhus Woods Country Park

Man seriously injured after plane crash in park

Emergency services rushed to a field near a park in Essex after the aircraft crashed.

a general shot of Parliament Square, showing Big Ben, crowds and a London bus (not taken on the day of the incident)

Cyclist taken to hospital after Westminster crash

A woman was taken to hospital with "potentially life-changing" injuries, the Met police says.

The smaller training pool is shown in an image from the Everyone Active website

Nine children taken to hospital after chlorine leak

The London Ambulance Service says two adults and nine children were treated at the scene.

Fire pours out of a window at the top floor of a block of flats

Man rescued from fire on 10th floor

The London Fire Brigade used a fire hood to help him escape the blaze on Tuesday afternoon.