Several police forces across the UK have asked people not to call 999 due to a “technical fault”.

London’s Metropolitan Police – the UK’s largest force – said many 999 calls were not connecting and advised people to call 101 in an emergency until further notice.

South Wales Police, Greater Manchester Police and Derbyshire Police also shared the same post on Twitter.

The post said the fault had impacted a “number of forces” – but did not specify which ones.

West Yorkshire Police said the issue was with BT’s 999 lines and that the company was experiencing issues “all over the country”.

“Until further notice, please call 101 in an emergency,” the forces wrote in a shared post on Twitter.

“Please only call in an emergency and please wait until later to make any 101 non-emergency calls.”

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