'Vicious' badger in Somerset sparks 999 call to police

The man told the 999 operator he had "only just got away" after the badger chased him for a "good 20 or 30ft" in Yeovil in Somerset

A 999 call from a man complaining he had been chased by a "vicious" badger, has been released by police.

He told the operator he had "only just got away" after it had chased him for a "good 20 or 30ft" in Yeovil in Somerset and thought he should report it.

In another call a man complained his fish and chip dinner was too expensive while a woman reported her seat belt in a taxi was too tight.

Police are highlighting the number of "inappropriate" calls they get daily.

'Busted'

Another caller dialled 999 to speak to the Queen, while a woman rang the police to complain about the airport losing her luggage and delivering it to her neighbours, who were out.

The case of a car thief who changed his Facebook profile picture to one of him sitting in a stolen vehicle, was also highlighted by police with the tweet "busted".

Police have been tweeting some of their 999 calls

The 24-hour "tweetathon", which has seen hundreds of updates posted from across the force area, began at midnight on Tuesday.