Almost five million Britons will receive an Emergency Alert on their phones this evening in the largest real-life use of the system in its history. A statement from the Cabinet Office confirms that ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

The county's director of emergency management said the cell phone alerts have already saved lives by getting people to evacuate. However, for about 10 million people, a couple of those alerts also ...

Three backcountry skiers were rescued near Stevens Pass in Washington state thanks to an iPhone SOS alert—and the dramatic ...

“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 ...

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 ...