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Aviation minister meets airlines and allergy sufferers to improve flying for those with nut allergies
Government wants to see improved clarity and consistency in how the sector deals with allergies.
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Meet London Fire Brigade’s newest fire investigation dog
Meet Simba, London Fire Brigade’s newest four-legged recruit with a nose for sniffing out the causes of fires.
Topshop owners fined £450,000 after falling safety barrier crushed girl's skull
A retail company has been fined £450,000 after a girl was badly injured when a queue barrier toppled on to her.
Warning on candle safety after bedroom fire
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is reminding people to take care with candles after a bedroom fire last night (5 December).
Scientists to study how ambulance crews can improve heart attack diagnosis
Scientists we fund at Kingston University and St George's, University of London, in collaboration with Swansea University and the University of Leeds, are to carry out a study to establish the best way to diagnose people suspected of a having a heart attack.
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Celebrate Diwali with safety in mind
Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) is wishing the Sikh, Hindu and Jain communities a happy and safe Diwali when the festival of lights begins next week.
Be Halloween smart with the Byrnes family
As families and young children across Kent and Medway prepare to get dressed up for trick or treat activity this evening, Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has released a Halloween animation with some seasonal tips so everyone can be #HalloweenSmart, to ensure it's Spooktacular fun.
'My heart stopped and all people did was take videos': A cardiac arrest victim speaks out
A young dad who almost died after suffering a cardiac arrest on a night out in Cardiff has criticised pub-goers for taking videos of him instead of coming to his aid.
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Bonfire night safety
Will your display go off with the right kind of bang? Have fun - but take care.
Medic gives new boyfriend lifesaving CPR hours after they start dating
A Doctor had to perform life-saving CPR on her partner when he collapsed on their first date together.
'I saved my teenage son's life with a defibrillator'
When 15-year-old Ethan Askew started to feel ill in a sports class, he went to tell his teacher and collapsed into his arms - he'd stopped breathing. And it was his Dad who used the school's newly installed defibrillator to help save his life.
58-year-old cardiac arrest survivor meets his lifesaving team in Bath
An amateur footballer has been reunited with a South Western Ambulance Service “hero” paramedic and two members of the public who saved his life when he had a cardiac arrest whilst driving.
Footballer who suffered cardiac arrest on the pitch owes life to bystander who gave him CPR
A footballer who nearly died when he suffered a cardiac arrest during a competitive match says that he owes his life to the fact that there were people at the game who had been trained in CPR.