Ambulance service call handlers have described how they dealt with "unprecedented" numbers of 999 calls, equivalent to filling 300 double-decker buses. South East Coast Ambulance ...

Volunteer paramedic Emily Hilton was assessing a man who had fallen on a busy road when he sexually assaulted her.

Unnecessary 999 calls from prisons are wasting 1250 hours (7 weeks) of ambulance crew time each year – time that could be spent serving those needing it in the wider community. The calls are made by ...

The Welsh Ambulance Service revealed some of the most ridiculous calls it received this year — including a woman who lost her voice, a person who had eaten too much kebab and another person who’d ...

A hospital phoned for an ambulance so an elderly patient could be driven 400m to A&E to have a catheter replaced, says his ...

The Welsh Ambulance Service has revealed more about some of the strangest non-emergency calls they received throughout 2025.

One person called 999 because they had accidentally swallowed mouthwash, while another called with a fishing hook in their ...

Jan. 29 (UPI) --The Welsh Ambulance Service said some of the most "inappropriate" calls to its 999 emergency number in the past year include a finger stuck in a beer bottle and a person whose pet ...

Jan. 26 (UPI) --The Welsh Ambulance Service released details of some of the most "inappropriate" calls to the emergency 999 number, including members of the public who ate too much kebob and lost ...