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Most phones across the UK will receive an alert this weekend as the government tests its Emergency Alert system. The Emergency Alert system has been tested on a nationwide scale once before in April ...

The UK government is testing the Emergency Alert system by sending a notification to mobile phones and tablets this weekend. It marks the second time the system has been tested on a nationwide scale, ...

Smartphone users across the UK will hear a high pitched siren sound and receive a text message from UK Government as part of a test of the national emergency alert system on Sunday, September 7.