News

A man was forced to make a frantic 999 call from outside an A&E department as he said hospital staff refused to help a seriously ill friend who was having a seizure.Frank Bourne, 74, rushed Debbra ...
The Met has issued advice for making a silent 999 call: "If you're in danger, call 999 and try to speak to the operator if ...
Brave four-year-old girl makes 999 call to save her mother who had collapsed at home after suffering a suspected seizure Mya Bentley, 4, from Hampshire called 999 after her mum unconscious at home ...
Powerful 999 call of brave girl, 4, saying her mum 'fainted' and is 'not breathing' Four-year-old Daisy Hamer from Nottinghamshire called emergency services for help after her mother Aimee Hamer ...
'Pizza' 999 call was coded request for help. 14 January 2025. ... The Met has issued advice for making a silent 999 call: "If you're in danger, call 999 and try to speak to the operator if you can ...
A seemingly routine 999 call, masked as a pizza order, turned out to be a harrowing plea for help. A sharp-witted Metropolitan Police call handler immediately recognised the hidden distress and ...
MANILA, Philippines — Calls for further support in the animation industry were raised following a viral post that claimed popular children's television channel Cartoon Network has shut down.
At the moment, deaf people have to rely on others, if anyone's around, to call for help, or use a text-based system. But today, a new 999 service is launching for the thousands of deaf people who ...
An NHS nurse who took part in a sexual relationship with a patient failed to call an ambulance when he died in the back of his car with his trousers down during a secret late night rendezvous, a ...
Eight-year-old Mitchell Taylor also made a vital 999 call when he mum became ill. He had to carry out a stroke test on his mum, including asking her to smile, lift her arms above her head and say ...
An initiative is being launched to stamp out the growing number of hoax 999 calls. Last year, more than half the five million calls made to the emergency services from BT phone boxes were false or ...
People dialled 999 to ask for help for toothache, hiccups and a sore bikini line in the last year, according to the Welsh Ambulance Service. Nearly a quarter of calls were deemed "not serious" in ...