The police force, which said on it wanted to highlight abuse of the emergency phone system, also revealed that two callers had rung up within minutes of each other to complain about being splashed by a car driving through a puddle.

The 23-year-old employee of a private postal firm told authorities he was overworked and opted to collect the envelopes in his flat or throw them away rather than bring them to their addressees, authorities said in a statement.

The king penguin - full name Nils Olav - became the first black-and-white pint-sized Norwegian Sir with wings after inspecting the Norwegian King’s Guard, which is visiting Edinburgh for the annual Military Tattoo.