Police say to stay on the line if you accidentally dial 999. (Alamy) Police have issued advice on what to do if you call 999 by mistake, after a rise in accidental calls to the emergency services.

A emergency call handler has opened up about the heartbreaking reality of their job – and it's made many people reflect on how and why the emergency service is used ...

A PEDESTRIAN has died after being hit by a police car racing to a 999 call near a busy tourist attraction. The man in his 30s ...

Emergency call handlers say they "love helping" those in need as they celebrate topping police performance tables. Sussex Police has topped league tables for 999 call response times for the past four ...

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

People have been left heartbroken after hearing about the calls 999 handlers receive on an almost daily basis - and it has ...

This is the astonishing moment a man dials 999 to report that his Uber Eats driver arrived without his food. The video has been released by the Metropolitan Police after it was revealed that around ...