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BBC News
10-07-2025
- BBC News
Leyland girl, 14, seriously hurt in electric bike crash
A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured after being struck by an electric bike, police have happened as she was walking along Moss Lane, Leyland, at about 19:30 BST on initial assessment from the ambulance service was that the injuries were not serious, but she is now believed to have "more significant injuries" and is in hospital, Lancashire Police bike has been seized and the rider has been reported for a number of driving offences, the force said. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
CBS News
02-07-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Arlington Heights streaming tax could go into in effect in 2026
The village of Arlington Heights, Illinois is considering a proposal to start taxing internet streaming services. Village officials are considering a 5% streaming tax, the same amount that is currently in place for cable franchises. In a letter to the village board president and trustees last November, the village manager noted that over the years, "a number of our residents have chosen internet streaming services over regular cable or premium channels." The village manager noted that internet streaming still utilizes public right-of-way cable lines or repeaters to deliver their content, and that the village could generate approximately $500,000 in revenue from the tax. The money from the streaming tax will be earmarked to cover the new full-time 5th ambulance service, which is set to be fully implemented in 2026, according to the letter. The village manager also recommended potentially implementing the tax in mid-2025 to gauge if the revenue generated by the tax will actually cover all costs of that ambulance survey. At a recent board meeting, village officials said they have lost millions of dollars in revenue from cord cutting. The tax would apply to subscribers to Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, Peacock, Hulu and YouTube TV. According to the Daily Herald, subscriptions with commercials would be subject to a lower tax than subscriptions without commercials.
BBC News
13-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Cornwall fire co-responders 'undoubtedly saved daughter's life'
A man from Cornwall who believes his daughter's life was saved by fire co-responders is urging an ambulance trust to rethink its decision to replace them with Martin's daughter, Holly, 19, suffered a severe traumatic brain injury during a horse riding accident in trained firefighters, known as fire co-responders, were the first on scene. They are sent to category one emergencies in situations where they can reach a patient more quickly than an Western Ambulance Service said its decision to replace fire co-responders with community first responders would mean an improved service that "better suits patient needs". The trust said it had more than 650 volunteer community first responders and in 2024 they responded to 29,232 incidents across the said if, after a 12-month transition period, it had not recruited enough additional volunteers in a specific area it would "consider an alternative arrangement" for that co-responders attend incidents with a minimum of two people and they travel using blue lights, but they have to go to the fire station first responders usually attend alone and often using their own vehicles without blue light training, but they can go direct from their home or workplace. Ms Martin's injury occurred when her horse bolted on the family farm in Coverack, throwing her off and landing on her head on a stone Martin, the watch manager at St Keverne fire station and a fire co-responder, said a team was sent from nearby Mullion and were on the scene within about 20 "administered CPR and got Holly back into a stable breathing rhythm, which undoubtedly saved her life", he said. 'Massive bonus' Mr Martin said he was concerned his daughter might not have received the same level of care from a community first responder."Being able to blue light their way to us was a massive bonus, and two guys working in tandem is also a huge advantage," he said."It gives you confidence when there's two of you and you can rely on each other, you know each others skills... one of you is unpacking kit, another is assessing the patient."Mr Martin said his daughter was still recovering from the accident and the brain damage it caused, but she was receiving intensive physiotherapy and continuing to make good progress. Jane Whichello, head of volunteering at the ambulance trust, said she wanted to say "a huge thank you" to fire co-responders for the service they had given over many years. She said as a paramedic herself she felt patients were "at the heart" of every decision made by the service."It's absolutely not our intention to remove something without having an alternative in place which is better for our patients," she said."I'd like to reassure people, it's not about stopping something, it's about replacing it with something we feel better suits patient needs." Year-long transition Asked about fears some fire stations might be forced to close because of the change, Mrs Whichello said the trust was "continuing to talk to fire service colleagues".On the issue of community first responders attending incidents alone, she said they had "a direct link to ambulance control" and could get "remote clinical support" on scene, whereas messages from fire co-responders had to be relayed through fire control Whichello said she was "not concerned about response times in most areas" because community first responders could respond directly from where they were, adding the trust would revisit the plan if it could not recruit enough community first responders."We have planned a 12-month transition for this programme, at the end of that 12 months it is possible there will be some pockets where we haven't been able to recruit to the level that we would like and we have to come up with an alternative arrangement," she said.
BBC News
09-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Ambulance no-shows fail disabled Lincolnshire patient
A disabled patient has missed seven appointments in nine months because his pre-booked ambulance transport has failed to turn Ellis, 87, relies on East Midlands Ambulance Service's (EMAS) patient transfer service to get him to hospital appointments due to a neurological condition that affects his mobility. He has used transfer services for 15 years, but has recently been unable to get to any of his Weldin, divisional director for non-emergency patient transport service at EMAS, said it had not delivered the "high standard of service we hold ourselves to". Mr Ellis said: "Apart from making me exceedingly angry, it upsets all the hospital staff as well because they get thrown into chaos. "We can't see the consultant."If we miss a consultation, they're entitled to strike us off and we have to get re-referred. It does cause quite considerable problems."Mr Ellis's son Stephen said each time an appointment had been missed, the family had raised a complaint through PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service). "On the four or five apology letters my dad's received, they have been apologetic. They have accepted blame," he said. In the family's most recent letter of apology, seen by BBC Look North, EMAS said it had classed Mr Ellis as a "priority patient".However, since the letter was received, Stephen said there had been three further occasions where an ambulance had not been sent. "So, it's a false promise," he said. Mr Ellis has Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) which leads to progressive nerve damage due to the immune system attacking the myelin sheath, the protective covering of nerves. It affects his mobility, he requires round the clock care and is unable to travel by car. He needs regular CT scans and Ellis's transport is booked two weeks in advance and he is asked to be ready two hours before each appointment."They just say a vehicle hasn't been allocated. They don't say why," Mr Ellis said. "One of the last calls we had was that they couldn't find a vehicle. "He came back to us eventually and said, 'We've found a vehicle but we can't find a crew for it now.'" 'Incredibly high' demand Stephen said he hoped highlighting his father's experience would "trigger somebody to do something about it and provide the service that they're being paid to provide".EMAS said it faced an "incredibly high" level of demand for its service, providing over 390,000 patient journeys across the East Midlands last year, with each one "requiring careful planning and coordination". Ms Weldin said: "I would like to say how very sorry I am for the service provided to Mr Ellis. I can only apologise and say that we are always working hard to improve." Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
The Guardian
29-05-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Liverpool FC parade collision: man charged with grievous bodily harm
A man has been charged with dangerous driving and grievous bodily harm after a car ploughed into a crowd at the end of Liverpool football club's Premier League victory parade on Monday evening. Paul Doyle, 53, from the West Derby area of Liverpool, also faces charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after the incident on Water Street in the city centre. Thousands of people had gathered to watch the title winners display the Premier League trophy when the incident took place at about 6pm on the bank holiday. At least 79 people were injured, including children. The North West ambulance service said 27 people were taken to hospital, with two of the injured, including one child, having sustained serious injuries. Four children were injured in total, and 20 patients were treated at the scene, the ambulance service said. Merseyside police later said 50 people were treated at the region's hospitals. The youngest person injured was aged nine and the oldest was 78, police said on Thursday. Det Supt Rachel Wilson of Merseyside police said: 'An extensive investigation into the precise circumstances of the incident is ongoing and we continue to ask people not to speculate on the circumstances surrounding the incident and refrain from sharing distressing content online.' By Wednesday morning the cordon on Water Street, where the incident tok place, had been lifted and the road reopened to traffic.
