Firefighters and a specialist rescue team carried out a nerve-racking operation against the clock to save a driver impaled on a metal railing

London’s Air Ambulance team saved the life of a cyclist moments from death by carrying out a rare and complex heart procedure at the roadside 

This team of volunteers braved treacherous, life threatening conditions to save the life of a woman swept away by fast-flowing flood waters.

Sara Widdrington was off duty when she popped into Tesco with her son to pick up shopping for their dinner – and ended up tackling a gunman.

Trapped in wet sand, with the tide rising around him, teenager Neil Robson was minutes from drowning when Hartlepool RNLI and Coastguard volunteers risked their lives to save him.

Being alone and unarmed didn't stop Kelli Walker and Katie Harvey bravely tackling and overpowering a gun-toting torture gang when they responded to a silent 999 call.