Public emergency alerts to be sent to all UK mobile phones

UK phones to get emergency alert system to warn of life-threatening events

A UK-wide alerts test will take place in the early evening of Sunday, April 23, which will see people receive a test message on their mobile phones.

UK to Send Emergency Alerts via Mobile Network

UK residents will get a loud siren-like alert from their smartphones on April 23 as the government tests its new emergency alert system. Launching the system on Sunday, the government said the system has already been tested in East Suffolk and Reading, and is now ready for a nationwide test. The government said similar systems have been “widely credited with saving lives” in other countries including the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, a…

UK: All mobile phones to get siren-like alert next month as govt tests new public warning system

All mobile phones across the United Kingdom (UK) will get a siren-like alert next month as the government tests a new public warning system. According to an official statement on Sunday (March 19), the "Emergency Alerts service is launched and is in operation from today, and the UK-wide alerts test will take place on the evening of April 23."

All UK phones to get emergency alert system to warn of life-threatening events

UK News: A siren-like alert will be sent to mobile phone users across the UK next month to test a new public warning system over life-threatening events such a

UK launches emergency phone alerts public warning system

Alerts with siren-like beeps can be sent during events such as severe flooding, fires or extreme weather

UK Phones To Get Emergency Alert System To Warn Of Life-Threatning Events

A siren-like alert will be sent to mobile phone users across the UK next month to test a new public warning system over life-threatening events such as severe weather events, the British government announced on Sunday. A UK-wide alerts test will take place in the early evening of Sunday, April 23, which will see people receive a test message on their mobile phones. The government said the new Emergency Alerts will be used very rarely, only being…