Millions of people across the country received the first-ever nationwide test of the government’s new emergency alert system today. While the alert was scheduled to go out at 3pm, many mobile phone ...

Members of the Sentinel Squad UK dressed as Darth Vader and Stormtroopers with their mobile phones during a test of a new emergency public alert system during the Sci Fi Scarborough at The Spa Complex ...

The UK's Emergency Alert system is set for a test run this weekend, with an alarm poised to reach millions of devices nationwide. This countrywide alert trial will allow the Government to ensure the ...

UK police have warned against Android’s Emergency SOS feature. The feature has resulted in a sharp rise in accidental emergency service calls. The warning comes after similar warnings around the world ...

A planned test of the UK’s new Emergency Alert SMS message service has prompted both cyber fraud warnings amid a surge of misinformation regarding the test – set to take place at 3pm on Sunday 23 ...

While most UK mobile phones sounded a jarring alarm just before 3 p.m., users on some networks didn’t receive the widely flagged test of a new emergency-warning system. “A very small proportion of ...