Sirens blare from millions of UK mobile phones as the national emergency alert system is tested for the second time The alerts are designed for situations where there ...

The Government has not yet publicly tested the mobile phone-based SMS emergency warning system which it implemented nearly two years ago. In November 2023, the State introduced the first phase of its ...

That wraps up the UK government's second test of its national emergency alert system. While it seems to have gone smoothly for most, some people did experience problems with the test. The BBC's ...

Millions of people across the UK have received an emergency alert message on their mobile phone during a second-ever national test from the government. The test was sent to millions of phones across ...

Phones across the country will receive a text this weekend as part of one of the "biggest public safety exercises" in UK history. It will see tens of millions of mobile phones vibrate and emit siren ...

An emergency alert will be sent to mobiles phones and tablets across the UK at 3pm this afternoon, Sunday, September 7. The Government is running a national test of the Emergency Alerts system. In an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Joe Giddens/PA Wire (Joe Giddens/PA Wire) Brits with a mobile phone or tablet may still be recovering after receiving an ...

This weekend almost everyone in the UK with a mobile phone or tablet will be sent an emergency alert at 3pm on Sunday, September 7 as the Government carries out a national test. You should expect to ...