Devon and Cornwall Police is urging the public to only call 999 in a genuine emergency during the Christmas period. The force ...

Sussex Police has topped league tables for 999 call response times for the past four months, answering 98% of calls within 10 ...

Warwickshire Police has shard some of the most inappropriate 999 calls received by the control room in 2025. The emergency ...

A social media post spreading online claims that if you are in an emergency situation where you’re unable to talk, for example if you’re choking or an intruder is in your home, you can call 999, press ...

In September 2022, inspectors discovered the force answered 63.9 per cent of 999 calls within 10 seconds – but this rose to ...

After problems emerged with a new state of the art 999 call handling system, Police Scotland chiefs were forced to set up a "critical incident" response. In the first few days of the launch on ...

Police Scotland set up a "critical incident" alert after civilian staff reported problems with a new call handling system including delays answering 999 and 101 calls.