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A silver and blue TransPennine Express train on tracks. The front of the train is yellow and features a small sign in the left corner that reads "Manchester".

Defibrillators to be fitted on more than 50 trains

TransPennine Express say they want passengers to feel "safe and confident" on their services.

Chris and his wife (centre) pose with Secamb medics in green uniform in front of an ambulance

Cardiac arrest survivor reunited with life-savers

Chris Mills, 78 and from Chatham, suffered the cardiac arrest in October 2024.

A group of five men with electric bikes, four in a row and one man front an centre sideways on, smiling at the camera. They are stationed in a harbour with the sea to the right.

'My friends saved my life during cardiac arrest'

Kevin Clyde Smith from Jersey was on a cycling trip with four friends when he collapsed last June.

Jason is sat in his conservatory at home, in a dark leather chair. He is wearing a black and white checked shirt. In the background is multi-tone wood panelling, and a grey radiator on the wall, as well as plants on a shelf.

I saved my friend's life in the morning and went back to work in the afternoon

Jason Redrup has needed to use CPR four times, although it's a skill few people expect to use.

A close up picture of a couple stood outside in a garden. The man on the left has a beard and glasses with a green t-shirt on. The lady is wearing a white dress and also has glasses. There is a green chair in the background.

Daughter, 3, learns life-saving CPR to help dad

A woman from Devon who saved her husband's life is teaching her daughter the procedure.

A woman with dark hair looks at the camera. She is wearing sunglasses on top of her head and an orange top. A man with a shaved head is next to her. He wears a black top and has two piercings in his ear.

'CPR from my partner saved my life after cardiac arrest'

Couple want more people to feel confident attempting CPR after she suffered cardiac arrest at home.

Natasha, wearing a black jumper, is holding her baby. The baby is wearing a maroon hat and baby-gro. They are in a hospital corridor.

'They saved me and my baby when my heart stopped'

Natasha's heart stopped for 14 minutes after she collapsed at the Royal Stoke hospital in December.

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A young man, pictured in black and white, wears a black hoodie and looks directly at the camera. He has thick dark hair and dark eyes.

Family's heart screening mission in memory of teen

The initiative is set up in memory of a 19-year-old man who died suddenly in Ibiza.

MP Steve Darling on Torbay seafront. He looks at the camera. He is wearing a yellow tie and black jacket

MP concerned over proposed change to cardiac care

An emergency treatment for heart attacks could be trialled in just one location under new plans.