Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ambulance crews in England are due to walk out for two days on December 21 and 28 (Belinda Jiao/PA) (PA Wire) Fears over 999 ...

An escaped alligator was among 63,836 non-life or death emergency calls in Wales during 2024 An escaped pet alligator, a chipped tooth and a finger stuck in a beer bottle were just some of the bizarre ...

CALLING 999 for an ambulance can be one of the most stressful situations you can find yourself in, and many will often find themselves unsure of what to do next while waiting for emergency services.

Ambulance service call handlers have described how they dealt with "unprecedented" numbers of 999 calls. South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) dealt with 22,500 calls between 5 and 11 January, ...

A father tragically passed away after his desperate 999 call for help was cancelled by NHS officials, an inquest has revealed. Simon Boyd, 52, suffered from vomiting and diarrhoea in the week leading ...

An escaped pet alligator, a chipped tooth and a finger stuck in a beer bottle were just some of the bizarre 999 calls made to ...