Millions of phones across the UK will receive an Emergency Alert text as part of a nationwide test in September as the Government gives the system a trial run. The text message will be accompanied by ...

Is there going to be another emergency alert test in the UK? The UK Government will be testing the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday (September 7). The test will see phones across the country make a ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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Millions of West Midlanders will receive an emergency alert on Sunday (September 7). The test is set to take place across the UK. But can you turn it off and not receive it? A test of the government’s ...

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.

Prior to the emergency alert test later today, the Government has warned Brits to expect a siren-like sound to emit from their phones at 3pm. At 3pm today (Sunday, September 7), mobile phones and ...

On Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm, the UK Government will carry out a national test of the Emergency Alerts system. This means most mobile phones and tablets across the UK will receive a test message, ...