Ambulance services have seen a surge in 999 calls during the freezing weather gripping the UK, as paramedics brace for further demand with the arrival of Storm Goretti. Arctic air has plunged much of ...

Airport staff make most of snowy weather as big freeze wreaks travel chaos UK ambulance services are facing a significant increase in 999 calls due to severe freezing weather, with some trusts ...

The Welsh Ambulance Service has revealed some of the non-emergency calls made to 999 in the past year.Among them was someone ...

Ambulance service call handlers have described how they dealt with "unprecedented" numbers of 999 calls. South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) dealt with 22,500 calls between 5 and 11 January, ...

An ambulance service has seen nearly a fifth more calls to its 999 control room since the cold spell arrived last week. South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) said it received nearly 17,500 calls ...

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