Union leaders today paid tribute to a long-serving London paramedic who died after falling ill with coronavirus.

Ian Reynolds was based at New Addington ambulance station in Croydon, south London.

Mr Reynolds was said by Unison to be the 'principle liaison' between London Ambulance Service and Croydon care homes.

Officials described him as a devoted Crystal Palace fan with a passion for live music and craft beers.

He is the third LAS worker to die since the start of the outbreak. The disease has also claimed the life a manager and a call centre worker.

They don't make them like Ian any more. He will be deeply missed by his union comrades, his Croydon ambulance family, his boys Jack and Ben (of whom he was immeasurably proud) and his wife Sian who he loved with all his heart. UNISON STATEMENT

Mr Reynolds is believed to have fallen ill last month but died yesterday.