Emergency Services Day, also known as 999 Day, is an annual celebration of NHS and emergency service workers. Celebrated annually on September 9, 999 Day is also an opportunity for charities to ...

"Emergency services are not delivered from an office environment sat behind a desk. They're delivered on the street and not just the high street - they're delivered from remote areas, in extreme ...

Emergency services are experiencing a rise in 999 calls as a heatwave sweeps Britain, according to the Health Secretary. Following a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee, Steve Barclay suggested ...

The government has announced measures to beef up the resilience of the UK’s 999 emergency call handling system. This comes nine months after communications regulator Ofcom launched an investigation ...

VoIP phone services must allow users to make 999 emergency calls, under proposals published by communications watchdog Ofcom. VoIP services are increasingly adopting the look and feel of traditional ...

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UK police agencies have witnessed a disturbing rise in unintended 999 calls. On Saturday, there was an unusual spike in calls-nearly 9,500 to the 999 emergency line and another 3,000 to non-emergency ...

Android now has a new Emergency Location Service, which will help emergency service providers find your exact location when dialling 999 or 112 from a mobile device. The service is immediately ...

Thousands of drivers are wasting emergency services operators valuable time every year by accidentally dialling 999 using a feature installed in their cars, according to a new report. Some 350,000 ...

Supt Liam Johnson, from Guernsey Police, said he and his colleagues "face some of the most challenging incidents within the community" Guernsey's emergency services gathered for a ceremony to honour ...

Guernsey's emergency services gathered for a ceremony to honour colleagues who were injured or died in the line of duty. Members of the police, coastguard, fire and ambulance services observed a ...