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Mary Davies said losing the connection when she first started meant up to an hour's wait for someone in an emergency Attitudes to calling 999 have changed significantly over the years, the number ...

“Omtatah had told the court that the nation is currently under the grip of insecurity and the toll free 999 police emergency response number is defunct. He argued that lack of emergency number ...

Many of us assume that if you call an emergency number like 911, 999 or 112, someone will answer quickly and help will arrive soon wherever we are in the world. But across Africa, this isn't ...

Domestic abuse specialists will be part of UK police emergency call centres from early next year to better protect women and girls, the Home Office said on Friday.

Engineers were working flat out this morning to rectify the problem with the 0345-60-60-365 number but residents are reassured the 999 emergency number is still working. Those with non-urgent ...

THE police have said that the 999 emergency number is now working again in Cumbria after a spell of not connecting. "Following the technical failure with the 999 emergency contact number, we are now ...

A MAN made abusive and threatening phone calls to the police via the 999 emergency number because he thought they had the keys to his car. Blackburn magistrates heard Aqeel Hussain now understood ...

Superintendent Bonnie Moore, head of contact management, said: “Our enquiries showed that Lowe’s misuse of the 999-emergency number had cost the force over £20,000 but most importantly ...

People are being urged to call 999 immediately if they see this missing boy who has links to Essex. Hertfordshire Police are ...