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MYSTERIOUS: 999 - You Need To See This

Londoners dialled 999 over spiders in their room and missing KFC as force says just 15% of calls genuine

Another time-waster said their dog would not come back into their house

Evening Standard

People urged to call 999 if they see missing teenage girls who may have travelled to Greater Manchester

Robyn Vaughan, 14 and Emmie Towers 15, are believed to be together

Manchester Evening News

Nurse struck off for failing to call 999 after death of secret lover patient in car park

A hearing was told Penelope Williams ignored advice to call an ambulance following the man's collapse in the vehicle.

Daily Record

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Investigation launched after 999 technical fault stopped calls from connecting

The UK Government confirmed a back-up system is running and those facing emergencies should now be able to connect when calling 999 or 112, but that 101 or 111 should be called if people continue to face difficulties.

Glasgow Live

‘Technical fault’ stops 999 calls for more than an hour

BT says back-up platform now working and people should make emergency calls to police, ambulance and fire services as usual

The Guardian - UK

Scots urged not to call 999 due to UK-wide 'technical fault'

Phone lines are down for police, fire and ambulance services, with many calls unable to connect.

Daily Record

People urged not to call 999 due to UK-wide 'technical fault'

Phone lines are down for police, fire and ambulance services, with many calls unable to connect.

Daily Record

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Mother murdered newborn baby with cotton wool balls

Mayo’s mother found the child the next morning when she looked inside the bag and immediately called 999, the court was told

The Independent UK

Nottinghamshire Police hunt for 'violent offender' wanted on recall to prison

Police have warned the public not to approach the man and call 999 immediately

Nottingham Post

Police confirm man reported missing from Thornbury has been found

Officers have thanked the public for their help

Bristol Post

Call 999 if you see missing Bristol teenager Sabrina

Sabrina has links to Bristol city centre, Redfield and St Judes

Bristol Post

Window of takeaway smashed in with sledgehammer after passerby calls 999

Firefighters smashed through windows with a sledgehammer

Liverpool Echo

Wanted Bristol man back in jail after arrest following urgent 999 appeal

Joshua Bryant, 30, was wanted on a recall to prison last week and Avon and Somerset Police has confirmed he is back behind bars

Bristol Post

Five 4x4 vehicles covered in graffiti in two Bristol neighbourhoods

People are being encouraged to call 999 if they see anything suspicious near a vehicle

Bristol Post

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Daily Mirror

Man calls 999 after being refused entry to Primark to buy 'pair of joggers'

West Yorkshire Police have released the recording of a 999 call where a man was complaining because he had been refused entry to a Primark store by a security guard

Bristol Post

Call 999 if you see wanted man with links to Bristol and Somerset

Ross Jeffrey, 29, is described as white, approximately 6ft tall, of average build, with short, brown hair

Liverpool Echo

People told to call 999 straight away if they any of these men

The four men are wanted in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old boy who was stabbed to death

Daily Mirror

Woman blasted for ringing 999 complaining her bin 'hasn't been emptied for 2 weeks'

A call to a 999 handler by a woman complaining her "dustbin has not been emptied for two weeks" has been released by Cambridgeshire Police as an example of how the line shouldn't be used

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Missing Brislington woman found safe and well

Sasha was reported missing since Sunday April 9

Wales Online

Granddad with broken hip who had to be strapped to plank of wood due to 999 shortages has died

Melvyn Ryan died in hospital shortly after his 90th birthday

Edinburgh Live

Busy Edinburgh shopping centre evacuated after thug's nail bomb hoax

Robert Kirk, 27, who had worked out in the centre’s gym earlier that day, told the 999 operator he’d purchased parts for the explosive using “cryptocurrency on the dark web”.

Manchester Evening News

'Wonderful, happy' student, 21, sent tragic Snapchat message before taking her own life

In August 2022, Ava-Jane's friend Jay Davies called 999 after she had sent him a message on Snapchat saying she had taken an overdose

Manchester Evening News

Dad died waiting for an ambulance after three 999 calls

"It should not have been my dad who died in this way and it shouldn’t be anybody else’s"

Chronicle Live

North East Ambulance Service thanks public for using 999 "wisely" during strike

Paramedics went on strike on Wednesday in a dispute over pay - the North East Ambulance Service says it was 'an incredibly challenging day'

Daily Mirror

Woman called 999 while in hospital because she thought she 'was going to die'

Ara Emile has claimed that she is "lucky to still be alive" after her two-week-long stay at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex where she was receiving treatment for Sickle Cell disease

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