11 h. ago UK to test nationwide emergency alert system for second time

Alert to take place on 7 September, designed to warn of danger to life, but putting phone on silent will not deter alarmThe UK will hold a further test of its emergency alert system on 7 September this year – and putting your mobile phone on silent won’t mute the alarm.The government system is designed to warn if there is danger to life nearby, including severe weather threats. It also allows the sending of vital information and advice. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Date when armageddon siren will sound on all UK phones in emergency alert test

Mobile phones across the country will blast out a loud siren this September as part of a nationwide emergency alert test designed to save lives in real disasters.

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14 h. ago Exact date and time of next mobile phone emergency alert system test is revealed

The emergency alert is used to warn if there is a danger to life nearby, in instances like extreme weather

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14 h. ago Exact time and date of next mobile phone emergency alert system test is revealed

The emergency alert is used to warn if there is a danger to life nearby, in instances like extreme weather

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23 h. ago Exact date next 'Armageddon alert' will go off on millions of UK phones confirmed

The emergency alert system will be tested for the second time in the UK on Sunday, September 7 with the loud siren and vibration going off for around 10 seconds

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23 h. ago Exact time and date every phone in UK to receive emergency alert

The next emergency alert test will happen on September 7, the Government has confirmed - with a loud siren coming from phones for around 10 seconds

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1 week ago US supreme court limits federal judges’ power to block Trump orders

Ruling to limit nationwide injunctions could see president’s order to ban birthright citizenship partially implementedUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court has supported Donald Trump’s attempt to limit federal judges’ power to block his orders on a nationwide basis, in a controversial ruling on an emergency appeal related to the birthright citizenship case that has wide implications for the executive branch’s power and which Trump claimed as a “giant win”.The decision represents a fundamental shift in how US federal courts can constrain presidential power. Previously, any of the country’s more than 1,000 judges in its 94 district courts – the lowest level of federal court, which handles trials and initial rulings – could issue nationwide injunctions that immediately halt government policies across all 50 states. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scotland's first safe consumption room is a vital step, but far from the finish line

Record View says the opening of one safe consumption room in one city was never going to solve in 12 weeks what remains a nationwide public health emergency.

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4 w. ago Urgent NHS blood appeal to avoid national 'Red Alert' as stocks dangerously low

NHS says transfusions for cancer patients and women after childbirth are among those which may be halted if a Red Alert is declared for the first time ever as the service struggles with low stocks

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4 w. ago NHS urgent warning as it faces first ever blood Red Alert with stocks dangerously low

NHS says transfusions for cancer patients and women after childbirth are among those which may be halted if a Red Alert is declared for the first time ever as the service struggles with low stocks

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