Scots got a rude awakening when the emergency alert which was only meant to sound once lasted into the early hours of Friday ...

Over a million people received an emergency alert to their mobile phones tonight as Storm Eowyn, a potentially destructive ...

The sound and vibration will last for around ten seconds and will be sent to all phones in the areas at most risk at 6pm on ...

A 10-second siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones this year as part of a test of the government's emergency alert system. The alert, for which a date hasn't yet been revealed, was announced ...

The nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS), which sends alerts through mobile phones, will be tested later this year. The EAS causes phones and tablets to vibrate, read the alert aloud and emit a ...

On Thursday, the Government sent an emergency alert to some 4.5 million people ahead of the arrival of Storm Éowyn - but some ...

The public were being urged to expect an emergency alert sound on their mobile phones this afternoon. The alert caused devices to vibrate and let out a 10-second siren-like sound, even if it was ...

An emergency alert is being sent to UK mobile phones as part of an "Armageddon" test. Around 87 million phones will get an alert when the system is tested this year, the new Labour Party ...

Millions have received an emergency phone alert over the approaching Storm Éowyn, as schools and transport networks are due ...

“The Emergency Alert system will send a message to every compatible mobile phone in the areas at most risk, containing information about the weather warnings and guidance on how to stay saf ...

People across the UK will receive an emergency alert on their phones as the government carries out a country-wide test. The alert aims to test the Governments' emergency alert system which first ...