10 h. ago Phone shops set to keep doors closed when their open in bid to stop thefts

Thefts of mobile phones are getting worse as some smartphone shops take drastic measures such as keeping the store doors shut when they are open for business

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12 h. ago Emergency alert sounds across UK mobile phones in government test – here's why

An emergency alert has sounded across most of the country's mobile phones as the government carries out a crucial test of a life-saving system

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12 h. ago National emergency alert goes off but mobile phone users complain they 'didn't get it'

You may have jumped out your skin this afternoon when a UK emergency alert sounded on your device.

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12 h. ago Brits complain they 'didn't get emergency alert on time' as not all received it

Siren sounds have blared from mobile phones across the country in a test of the national emergency alert system

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13 h. ago Sirens blare from mobile phones in test of national emergency alert system

At 3pm on Sunday, mobiles connected to 4G and 5G networks vibrated and sounded for around 10 seconds.

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13 h. ago BREAKING: Emergency alert sounds across most of UK mobile phones

Alarming, siren-like tones sounded from millions of phones today in a test of the government's national alert service - which is designed to save lives in the event of an emergency

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16 h. ago This is what happened after New Zealand banned phones in schools

The goal for the move was to cut distractions, but not everyone was on board

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18 h. ago How to turn off UK government's emergency alert as drill to be sent to phones today

The UK government will test its emergency alerts system later today (Sunday, September 7) with millions of Brits set to receive the message - here's everything you need to know

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20 h. ago An emergency alert drill will be sent to UK mobile phones today

It marks the second test of the national emergency alert system after the first in 2023

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20 h. ago UK drivers due to be on the road at 3pm today issued important warning

An emergency alert will be sent to mobile phones this afternoon and drivers are being told to prepare

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20 h. ago Emergency alert LIVE as warning sent to almost all mobile phones

Brits have been told to 'keep your cool' as the emergency alert causes phones to emit a siren-like sound during the UK-wide test, which is only the second of its kind

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31 h. ago 'More information' needed on Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner

Prosecutors are still trying to find who made a 30-minute phone call to Brueckner, causing his mobile to be 'pinged' by a cell phone tower in Praia da Luz, close to where Madeleine disappeared

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32 h. ago Brits urged to ‘keep their cool’ during emergency alert drill

Millions of phones will emit a siren sound and vibrate during the drill

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40 h. ago Everything you need to know about emergency alert test as some people advised to turn off phones

Brits will hear a siren sound on their mobile phones and a text message will appear as part of a test of an emergency alert system

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41 h. ago UK emergency alert test warning for phone users using WhatsApp, shopping, or banking

The UK government will be carrying out an emergency alert test on all 4G and 5G mobile networks on the evening of Sunday, September 7 - and phone users are being warned not to use their phones during the alert

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42 h. ago Emergency alert: Everything you need to know as most smartphones to get signal

Millions of mobile phones will make a siren sound and receive a text message in the UK on Sunday afternoon for the test of a nationwide emergency alert system

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43 h. ago Met Police piloting video screens amid anger over axing of half its front desks in London

Scotland Yard forced to cut services as epidemic of knife crime, mobile phone snatches and shoplifting spirals

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46 h. ago Millions of UK mobile phones to receive test emergency alert on Sunday

Devices will vibrate and make a siren sound for 10 seconds at 3pm, with message confirming alert is a testMillions of mobile phones will vibrate and make a siren sound across the UK on Sunday afternoon during a test of a nationwide emergency alert system.Handset users will also receive a message on their screens reminding them the 10-second alert, which will happen at 3pm, is a test. There are about 87m mobile phones in the UK. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Parents' fury as councillors vote to let pupils use mobile phones in the classroom

Parents have said they are furious at East Dunbartonshire’s councillors voting to allow mobile phones in classrooms.

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51 h. ago To beep or not to beep: Historic theatre will pause performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night for Government's emergency phone alert

The play is one of many public events that will be interrupted on Sunday as ministers carry out a nationwide test of the service. At 3pm millions of mobile phones will vibrate and make a siren sound.

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