A woman standing outside Specsavers who could not find her glasses was just one of a number of 999 calls revealed by British police as they urge people to “think first” before phoning the emergency number.

A MEMORIAL service was held on board HMS Ark Royal yesterday for three British servicemen who died when two Navy helicopters crashed.

Britain's Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon expressed regret today over the “tragic” deaths of two British soldiers whose tank was mistaken for Iraqi armour and destroyed by “friendly fire“.

THE names of three Royal Navy officers who died when two British helicopters collided in the Gulf at the weekend were released yesterday.