The government tested “emergency alerts” on millions of phones across the UK yesterday (September 7). The sound, which rang ...

The test - the second one of its kind - is scheduled to take place on the afternoon of September 7 and will mark the second national test of the emergency alert system, which has been deployed five ti ...

The Government is set to blast an emergency alert through everyone's phones at 3pm on Sunday, 7 September - but cybersecurity experts are warning that hackers are planning to use the test to trick peo ...

An emergency alert will be sent on several mobile phones this weekend as the UK government tests its national system for the ...

Toggle off‘extreme alerts’ and ‘severe alerts’. If this option doesn’t appear, try searching ‘wireless emergency alerts’ in ...

While the government's emergency alarm system is there to warn people of danger to life – the alert itself could put some vulnerable people at risk.

You can opt out of emergency alerts. For example, victims of domestic abuse with a concealed phone may find it appropriate to ...

Sunday marked the second national test of the emergency alert system in the UK, but not everyone got the message ...

The government emergency alert system is pretty important though, so remember to turn your phone settings back on afterwards ...

During the mobile alert, the UK’s approximately 87 million mobile devices will ring out with a high-pitched alarm and vibrate for approximately 10 seconds, while a message will appear on the screen, ...

The alert is scheduled to sound on Sunday, September 7, at 3pm across the UK. Motorists have been advised not to interact ...