Customers of the mobile network, Three, have told the BBC they cannot make 999 calls, as the network faces a significant outage. The firm has apologised after more than ten thousand people told outage ...

Therefore, the NHS urges people to call 999 or go to A&E if you have symptoms of DVT (deep vein thrombosis), such as pain and ...

"The outage only affects landlines and includes the 999 service. If you require emergency services, please use a mobile phone." This morning, the force revealed the problem had been solved.

Ms Harvey told her police would be on the way, and to ring 999 again if needed, but said they had to hang up because staying on the phone longer would "look suspicious if you're calling for pizza".

Scores of customers contacted the BBC to describe the disruption the network failure on Thursday caused them, with some saying they had been left unable to phone 999. While the BBC has not been ...