Met Police urge 999 call for emergencies only

The force has said the calls, which totalled 1.87m between July 2024 and July 2025, took up valuable call handler time and stopped them from dealing with genuine emergencies.

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Non-emergency calls included someone who had a spider in their room and others who have had no-show delivery drivers.
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