MEMBERS of the public have been urged not to waste time with inappropriate 999 calls at Christmas.
The Scottish Ambulance Service issued the plea as it braces itself for a busy weekend before Christmas.
Last Sunday, emergency demand in some parts of the country exceeded the anticipated 20% surge, with a 32% increase in Edinburgh and a 22% increase in Glasgow and Lanarkshire.
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