Emergency?

AMBULANCES dealt with 900 more calls than usual over the weekend. East Midlands Ambulance Service had 6,335 calls from Thursday to Sunday. Just 1,837 were immediately life-threatening.

As the cold snap continues they are urging people to only dial 999 in cases of emergency and the most serious illnesses.

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