If you're in the UK today (June 22) this afternoon, and you have an Android phone, then brace yourself for the possibility that it "may make a loud siren-like sound." Just what you need on a Tuesday ...

At 3 PM British Summer Time in the United Kingdom, the government has sent out a test text message for the Emergency Alert system. This system sends critical alert notifications to smartphones. The ...

Sirens blare from millions of UK mobile phones as the national emergency alert system is tested for the second time The alerts are designed for situations where there ...

The government tested “emergency alerts” on millions of phones across the UK yesterday (September 7). The sound, which rang out at 3pm, was the second-ever trial of the government programme. Some ...

The British government has announced a nationwide test of the UK emergency alert system to ensure it functions effectively during real life-threatening emergencies. Compatible phones and tablets ...

Millions of mobile phones across the United Kingdom will simultaneously sound an alarm when an emergency alert system is tested next week. The Government has announced that the second ever national ...