The alert causes phones and tablets to vibrate, read the alert aloud and emit a loud siren-like sound, even if the device is ...

Brits are set to receive a 10-second alert as millions of phones will blare out an 'Armageddon alert' as part of a Government ...

The UK's Emergency Alert system - which is used to warn people about dangerous situations, such as floods or wildfires - will ...

iPhone users should navigate to the Settings menu and press Notifications. Once selected, users should scroll down to the ...

The British government is set to test its emergency alert system for the second time, with 87 million devices set to be ...

The emergency alert system, which will send a loud siren and vibration to people's phones, will be tested in a few months but ...

There is no exact date yet for when the Government plans to test the EAS alarm, but it is expected to be later this year. The ...

The first live use of the system came in February 2024 when residents in Plymouth were evacuated after the discovery of an ...

The system, unveiled in 2023 ... Trial text messages have previously stated: "This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will warn you if there’s a life-threatening ...

An 'Armageddon' emergency alert will be sent to millions of phones again in a nationwide test. Here is everything you need to ...

Regular testing will ensure the UK remains ‘in line with other countries that test similar systems on a regular basis’, the Cabinet Office said. When the emergency alert system test was ...