The government will send an Emergency Alert Test which will emit a loud sound from your mobile phone and drivers are being urged to 'stay calm and focus' Events
It will mark the second test of the national emergency alert system – after the first in 2023 Events
People who attended the Daresbury festival over the bank holiday weekend have claimed their phones were stolen while among crowds of nearly 80,000 people. They all ended up at the same address Events
It will be only the second ever national test from the government Events
It is the second national test of the system Events
Every single mobile phone in the UK is set to sound a loud siren at exactly the same time next weekend as the Government tests its Emergency Alerts system Events
The last UK-wide alert took place in 2023. Events
The emergency alert is used to warn if there is a danger to life nearby, in instances like extreme weather Events
Phones across the UK will receive a message warning of danger to life nearby Events
Alan Galindo manned the phones as the fallout from the weekend and Tony Bloom's Hearts comments spark debate on the lines. Politics
Craig Swan manned the phone after the opening weekend of the Premiership season and ahead of a huge week in Europe for Rangers Sport
