A 55-year-old man died alone after twice calling 999 only to be told by call handlers an ambulance would not be sent for him. Brian Hurton had an aortic dissection - when a tear opens up in the body's ...

A paramedic who chose not to force entry to a house, despite being told a man was inside and needed medical attention, had "a flawed understanding" of his powers to enter the property, an inquest ...