The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones will be tested for the second time this afternoon, on Sunday, 7 September. The alerts are designed for situations where there is an ...

Smartphone users across the UK will hear a high pitched siren sound and receive a text message from UK Government as part of a test of the national emergency alert system on Sunday, September 7.

Details of the next emergency alert test in Northern Ireland have been announced by the government. First introduced and tested in April 2023, the notification system has been used five times across ...

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This weekend, the Government is testing the national emergency alert system that aims to warn the public if there is a danger to life nearby. Millions of mobile phones and tablets across the UK will ...

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Britons have been encouraged to "keep their cool" for a test of the national emergency alert system on Sunday. At around 3pm, mobile phones connected to 4G and 5G networks will vibrate and emit a ...

On Sunday, September 7, at 3pm, an Emergency Alert test notification will be dispatched to all compatible devices across the UK. The UK government is trialling its emergency alert system to ensure ...

On Sunday, September 7, the UK government is testing the nation’s emergency alert system by sending out a notification at around 3pm. It will cause affected phones to emit a loud, siren-like noise for ...