Woman found dead hours after North West Ambulance Service declined welfare call

NWAS has defended its decision06:26, 15 Aug 2026A coroner has called upon the North West Ambulance Service to take action after they 'declined to attend' a welfare call to an elderly resident who was later found dead.‌NWAS has defended the decision as appropriate, saying that the woman's location could not be determine

Fires have wrecked homes and land across Stourbridge, Oldbury, Willenhall, Hodge Hill, Pershore, Evesham and Stoke on Trent in the past 24 hours

The much smaller Whāngarei Hospital is already struggling with extremely high patient numbers this winter

Whangārei Hospital was already under pressure as winter demand surged.