Emergency services receive bizarre calls

A priest dialled 999 when staff at Manchester Airport's WH Smith would not allow him to use the toilet, police have revealed.

It was one of many "frivolous" calls made to Greater Manchester Police (GMP), which dealt with 5,000 emergency reports over Christmas.

One woman complained she was unable to get through to Strictly Come Dancing to vote for Tom Chambers in the final.



While a hoax caller reported Santa was breaking into a house with Rudolf.

Police also received a 999 call from a man who complained staff at a takeaway had wrongly put mushrooms on his pizza.

The force has urged the public not to dial 999 for "ridiculous" reasons.