The pilot had to wield an emergency-crash ax to stop him.

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It followed "a completely open and transparent" change to stop non-emergency calls being directed to 999.

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Serco said the memo followed the extra step of getting guidance which had been added to the system to stop non-emergency calls being directed to 999.

BBC: Serco Cornwall GP staff told how to meet targets

British oil company BP, one of the firms operating the rig, has not been able to activate a device known as a blow-out preventer, designed to stop oil flow in an emergency.

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"We don't have time to stop and write a ticket, " said Chancy Smith, emergency-management director in Dickinson County, Kan.

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Emergency anti-shorting rules were put in place for a time last fall in financial stocks to stop a trading free fall.

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Our "First Stop Veterans' Resource Center, " FSVRC, helps with emergency financial aid, referrals, VA-SSA benefit information, employment assistance, and more, regardless of where the veterans live or service members are stationed.

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