42 h. ago Officer’s decision to spray amputee, 92, was ‘consistent with training’

The care home had called 999 after Mr Burgess, a single-leg amputee and wheelchair user, reportedly grabbed a knife and threatened to stab staff.

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3 d. ago Boy, three, dies in Spanish town after being found trapped in car in 27C heat: Man, 72, arrested

Emergency responders dashed to the scene in Linares in the Andalucian province of Jaen, after a member of the public made a frantic 999 call just before 3pm on Tuesday.

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3 d. ago Boy, three, dies in Spanish town after being found trapped in car in 27C heat

Emergency responders dashed to the scene in Linares in the Andalucian province of Jaen, after a member of the public made a frantic 999 call just before 3pm on Tuesday.

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3 d. ago Kyra Hill: Staff at waterpark where girl, 11, drowned took more than 30 minutes to call 999, inquest hears

A senior coroner found she had been unlawfully killed following gross health and safety breaches at the park

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6 d. ago Boy, 8, ‘calmly’ calls 999 after finding his mum unconscious at home

Ayaan Juman ‘didn’t panic’ after he was unable to wake his mother at their home in Soho, Birmingham

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7 d. ago Listen: Prank 999 caller requests armed police to gorilla in busy town centre

A prank caller dialled 999 to report a "gorilla" in a town centre in Leicestershire in a call released by police to remind the public to only use the line in an emergency.

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9 d. ago Parents of girl, 11, who drowned at water park say ordeal ‘was like a nightmare’

Kyra Hill drowned when she was at a birthday party at the Liquid Leisure water park near Windsor, Berkshire but an inquest heard 999 was called 37 minute after she disappeared under the water

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9 d. ago Parent says hunt for girl, 11, who drowned at water park ‘was like a nightmare’

Kyra Hill drowned when she was at a birthday party at the Liquid Leisure water park near Windsor, Berkshire but an inquest heard 999 was called 37 minute after she disappeared under the water

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1 week ago Record number of 999 calls from Barlinnie jail following spate of drug overdoses and assaults

Shock new figures show that 62 ambulances were sent to Barlinnie in Glasgow between January and March this year to take seriously ill inmates to hospital.

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1 week ago Minibus medics sent to answer 999 calls as 'underinvestment and understaffing' hits ambulance service

Scotland's 'overstretched' ambulance service is sending minibuses out to deal with emergency calls, it has been revealed.

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2 w. ago Ambulance workers vow to continue strike action as unions accuse bosses of creating 'two tier workforce'

Specialists who train emergency or 999 call handlers have walked out for a third time this week

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2 w. ago Murdering rapist who plied women with drugs and blackmailed them learns his fate

Olivia Wood had packed a suitcase and was ready to leave her boyfriend of just three months Kieron Goodwin - he strangled her before calling 999 and saying she wasn't breathing

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2 w. ago Cops rush to stop bus as passenger 'refused to put cheese and onion crisps away'

The bizarre 999 call in Ireland was one of many highlighted by officers raised concerns about what they were being sent to. They were also sent to reports of a suicidal dog and a birds' nest

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3 w. ago Adam Collard reveals terrifying moment he was in 'unbearable pain' as Laura Woods called 999

Love Island star Adam Collard was rushed to hospital and had surgery after he was left 'biting and screaming into a pillow' in 'unbearable' pain before losing all feeling in his leg

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3 w. ago Woman 'murdered her husband' and then phoned 999 saying he had killed himself, court hears

Amy Pugh, 34, played the part of a 'concerned' wife who had discovered her husband outside the back of the family home in Shropshire, when she made a 'desperate' 999 call, a court has heard.

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3 w. ago Love Island star Adam Collard hospitalised after famous fiancée makes TV return

Love Island star Adam Collard has revealed he was hospitalised and underwent surgery as his fiancee Laura Woods made her return to TV after giving birth to their son

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3 w. ago Love Island star Adam Collard hospitalised after fiancée Laura Woods makes TV return

Love Island star Adam Collard has revealed he was hospitalised and underwent surgery as his fiancee Laura Woods made her return to TV after giving birth to their son

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3 w. ago Public warned 'do not approach' man missing from hospital as police issue appeal

Members of the public have been asked to call 999 with any information or sightings of 33-year-old Robert Rees

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3 w. ago Foreign Beggars star fell 40ft to his death from flat window during psychotic episode after string of failings by NHS

Ebow Graham, 40, who founded band Foreign Beggars, was reportedly behaving erratically on April 17, 2020, leading his concerned friends to call 999 to his flat.

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3 w. ago Murderer jailed for life after killing 'gentle giant' and making 999 call

A murderer who dialled 999 to calmly report he had killed his friend has been handed a life sentence.

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