Heroic police officer risked her own life to tackle a man brandishing a gun at terrified nurses in a hospital ward

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.