4 h. ago Shops 'closed' and police 'everywhere' as gunman fears put schools in lockdown

Armed officers and a police helicopter descended following the incident

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6 h. ago Schools in lockdown after 'firearm spotted' and emergency alert in UK town

Schools were put under lockdown after police received reports of a man with a firearm in Wigan - a number of shops were reportedly also forced to close

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7 h. ago Live: Schools 'on lockdown' in Wigan as armed police called to firearms report

A police helicopter was also called to the incident amid the major police response

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53 h. ago Woman arrested after axe alert saw UK schools placed in lockdown

A huge police operation was launched after reports of a person with an axe in Holyhead, Anglesey, with two schools placed in lockdown before a woman was arrested

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54 h. ago Police update after axe alert saw primary schools go in to lockdown

Ysgol Gymraeg Morswyn and Ysgol Kingsland in Holyhead were placed into lockdown on Monday

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55 h. ago UK schools plunged into lockdown as 'person with axe' spotted

Two schools in Holyhead, Anglesey, were placed into lockdown earlier today following reports of a person with an axe

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57 h. ago Live updates as number of schools in lockdown after large police response

Armed police officers were seen heading to a Welsh port town on Monday morning

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57 h. ago Schools in lockdown after reports of person seen carrying axe

Armed police officers were seen heading to a Welsh port town on Monday morning

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6 d. ago Welsh primary school goes into lockdown after incident nearby

The school went into lockdown as police dealt with the incident

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7 d. ago North Wales school placed in 'lockdown' with police investigation ongoing

A message sent out from the school earlier today said: "We have had cause to put YJB into lockdown briefly this morning" - police have since launched an investigation into the incident

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7 d. ago Terrifying moment car crashes off road seconds after UK emergency alert test

The emergency alert test had been sent to mobile phones just moments before

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8 d. 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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8 d. ago Car crashes off road seconds after UK emergency alert in dashcam footage

Dashcam video shows the car spinning out of control moments after emergency alert was sent to all UK phones

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9 d. ago Two diners ended up in hospital after curry house alert prompted huge emergency service response

Environmental health officers have launched an investigation into the the drama at Dosa Kingss in Sale on Saturday lunchtime

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9 d. ago Man United on red alert for £69m Carlos Baleba transfer alternative as new plan emerges

The latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip amid speculation around Morten Hjulmand and known target Carlos Baleba.

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9 d. ago Labour minister forced to deny Reform deputy leader Richard Tice was deliberately missed off bungled national emergency alert, insisting 'I would love to believe we were that organised'

The newly minted Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard (pictured) appeared on Good Morning Britain today to discuss the Government's new Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS).

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9 d. ago Emergency Alert test: will there be another Emergency Alert test in the UK? Full details

The Emergency Alert test took place on Sunday afternoon 🚨📱

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1 week ago Controversial £25m 'Nanny State' national emergency alert flops on live TV as BBC reporter's alarm fails and thousands report their phones were either late or never went off 

At around 3pm, mobiles connected to 4G and 5G networks throughout Britain vibrated and sounded for about 10 seconds in the second test of the system.

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1 week ago Cause for alarm! Now Starmer can't even get Home Office's test of the £25million National emergency alert system off on time

At around 3pm, mobiles connected to 4G and 5G networks throughout Britain vibrated and sounded for about 10 seconds in the second test of the system.

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1 week 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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