44 h. ago Corrie's Maureen Lipman, 79, marries businessman David Turner

The ceremony on Sunday was interrupted by the government’s emergency alert

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47 h. ago Maureen Lipman is married! Corrie actress, 79, ties the knot with businessman David Turner... before government alert stuns bride by interrupting romantic ceremony

Maureen Lipman tied the knot with her fiancé David Turner this weekend after she proposed to him during a train journey last year.

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48 h. ago Maureen Lipman is married! Corrie actress, 79, ties the knot with businessman David Turner... before government alert stuns bride by interrupting romantic ceremony

Maureen Lipman tied the knot with her fiancé David Turner this weekend after she proposed to him during a train journey last year.

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3 d. ago Why some people didn't get UK emergency alert test today as 100million smartphones beeped

The second UK emergency alert was triggered across the country on Sunday, with the government sending a message to millions of smartphones across the country

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3 d. 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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4 d. ago Why didn't I get an emergency alert today? Reason some Brits didn't receive warning

While Brits up and down the country have received a nationwide test alert from the government, some will have been puzzled after seemingly left out of the system. Here's why your phone may have stayed silent this afternoon

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4 d. 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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4 d. ago How government gets your number for UK emergency alert and why some won’t receive it

The government will send out an emergency alert to millions of people across the UK on Sunday, September 7 - but how exactly does it work and how did they get your number?

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4 d. ago Government shares exact text of emergency alert with dire warning to drivers

The Government has said the planned alarm that will hit all UK phones at 3pm on September 7 is designed to alert people to life-threatening situations such as floods and wildfires

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4 d. 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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4 d. ago Everyone who will not get UK Emergency Alert on their phone today

The government is running a national test of its Emergency Alert system - but some devices may not receive the alert

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5 d. ago Emergency alert test: Sporting events impacted including England match

The UK Government is conducting an emergency test alert at 3pm on Sunday, which will involve a loud siren sound playing on phones across the country. It could have an impact on sporting events taking place in the afternoon

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5 d. 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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5 d. ago Drivers warned they could face £1,000 fine during UK emergency alert this weekend

The Government is set to send out an emergency alert to every phone in the UK at 3pm on Sunday, September 7, but drivers have been warned not to do one thing if they are behind the wheel

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5 d. ago Domestic abuse victims told how to disable Government emergency alert on secret phones

The UK Government will test a new emergency alert system this weekend, with a 10-second siren sounding on all phones, even those on silent. Now, domestic abuse victims have been advised on how to disable the alerts

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5 d. ago Professor raises 'major question' ahead of UK Government test alert

Dr Rowena Hill, of Nottingham Trent University, has highlighted the need for discussions on emergency preparedness

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5 d. 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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5 d. ago Millions of UK iPhone and Android users at risk of emergency alert scam this weekend

The Government is set to blast an emergency alert through everyone's phones at 3pm on Sunday, 7 September - but cybersecurity experts are warning that hackers are planning to use the test to trick people

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5 d. ago All the people who won't get Emergency Alert on their phones this weekend

Smartphones across the country this Sunday are set to blare a siren as the government tests an emergency alert system to prepare for actual threats to life, but not all phones will receive it

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6 d. ago When mobile phones will get Emergency Alert this week as system tested again

The second nationwide test of the UK government's alert system will take place this weekend

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