21 h. ago Urgent search for missing Litherland woman, 22, as police say 'call 999'

Merseyside Police has launched an appeal to trace missing Aaliyah Woods, 22, who vanished from Litherland yesterday

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63 h. ago Power cut 'traps' ambulance crew in depot as grandfather dies struggling to breathe

Peter Coates made a desperate call to 999 in the early hours - but it took ambulance crews more than 45 minutes to reach him.

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2 d. ago Fake 'Catch Me If You Can' cabin crew boards flight after airline won't hire her

Khairun Nisya, 23 from Palembang, Indonesia boarded Batik Air flight 7058 dressed in clothes similar to their flight attendants - but it wasn't long before staff noticed something amiss

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3 d. ago Attacks on Scotland's paramedics and ambulance staff attending 999 calls soar

Shocking new figures released by the SAS show attacks have increased 11% in the last year.

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4 d. ago Emergency call handler shares 1 heartbreaking conversation they hate to receive

A 999 call handler has revealed the emotional reality of working in emergency services - and it has made people stop and think about how they use the essential lifeline

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4 d. ago 'I'm a 999 call handler and there's 1 heartbreaking conversation we hate to have'

People have been left heartbroken after hearing about the calls 999 handlers receive on an almost daily basis - and it has sparked a discussion about mental health

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4 d. ago Ambulance 999 calls soar during freezing weather as Storm Goretti to hit UK

Services under strain have appealed to patients to make their own way to hospital if they can, including taking a lift with a friend or calling a taxi

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4 d. ago Pedestrian, in his 30s, dies after being hit by police vehicle on 999 call on near Borough Market

The Metropolitan Police officers behind the wheel of the car were responding to an emergency 999 call when the tragic collision occurred.

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4 d. ago Man killed after being hit by cop vehicle on 999 call near tourist hotspot

Man killed after being hit by cop vehicle on 999 call near tourist hotspot  The Sun

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6 d. ago Pal’s desperate 999 call after man, 46, ‘murdered by love rival who dumped his mutilated body in landfill’

THIS is the desperate 999 call a friend made to report a man missing before he was found dead, naked and mutilated in a landfill. Cumali Turhan, 45, had been at The Globe pub in Chelmsford, Essex, before he disappeared in the early hours of November 19, 2024. Seven weeks after his friend made the call...

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7 d. ago Moment worried friend calls 999 to report man, 46, missing before his mutilated body was found in landfill

Cumali Turhan had last been seen in a pub in Chelmsford, Essex, on November 19, 2024 - and the alarm was raised when the 46-year-old failed to show up to work.

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7 d. ago Two rushed to hospital after shooting as cops launch urgent probe & arrest man, 35, on suspicion of attempted murder

TWO people have been rushed to hospital and one man has been arrested after a shooting in the early hours of the morning. Cops and emergency services rushed to Broadway, Bexleyheath in London, shortly after 2am. Ambulance crews, paramedics and a team from London’s Air Ambulance were dispatched to the scene where they treated two...

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8 d. ago Scottish politicians blast Trump's 'cowboy politics' after President says US will 'run' Venezuela

Political leaders around the world, including in Scotland, question legality of US attack and capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

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8 d. ago Cops hunt for woman, 33, in major probe as public urged to ‘call 999’

COPS are hunting for a 33-year-old woman at the centre of a major police probe — with the public warned to “call 999” immediately if they spot her. A nationwide appeal has been launched for Ying Li after she was linked to an investigation following the discovery of a "cannabis factory". Officers executed a warrant...

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8 d. ago Call 999 if you see wanted woman as major investigation takes place

Ying Li is thought to be in the UK

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9 d. ago 'Call 999' alert over wanted teenager missing since Boxing Day

Malikey Quirke, 15, has not been seen since December 26

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9 d. ago Three people rescued after becoming stranded on Firth of Forth island

The RNLI and Coastguard arrived at the scene after being alerted following a 999 call.

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9 d. ago Ambulance sent to a beach to save a patient has to be rescued itself after getting trapped in the sand

Paramedics from the South East Coast Ambulance Service had to be rescued from Camber Sands beach in East Sussex on New Year's Day when their ambulance got stuck with a patient inside.

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9 d. ago NHS ‘call 999’ warning if you take amlodipine for high blood pressure

Amlodipine is regularly used to treat high blood pressure and chest pain from heart disease

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9 d. ago NHS issues 'call 999' warning to people taking amlodipine blood pressure drug

Amlodipine is one of the most commonly prescribed medicines in the UK and is used to treat high blood pressure and angina, but NHS guidance warns to call 999 for one specific symptom

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