A black cab driver whose heart stopped for 20 minutes has thanked paramedics at Wimbledon Ambulance Station who came to his aid.

Paul White suffered a cardiac arrest at a martial arts class and paramedics restarted his heart using one of their defibrillators.

The 64-year-old from Croydon won’t be able to drive a cab again.

But he has gone on to raise over £1,000 by taking on the London Ambulance Charity’s fundraising walk, the “London Life Hike.”

Funds raised by the annual event will help install defibrillators in the deprived areas of London that need them most.

London Ambulance Service data shows those living in more deprived areas are more likely to be in greater need of additional defibrillators.