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'Loud siren' emergency alert to be sent to every UK mobile phone
The government is planning to send an emergency alert to every mobile phone in the UK, with a loud siren and a message taking over the screen for 10 seconds
The nation will receive a message that takes over screens accompanied by a loud siren blaring for 10 seconds – all part of a new system launched in 2023 to warn people about immediate threats ranging from severe weather to warfare. Previously, this alert system wasn't just for practice; it proved its worth earlier when four million people received a warning before Storm Eowyn's impact on the UK. In 2023, Roger Hargreaves, director of the Cobra emergencies committee unit at the Cabinet Office, informed MPs: "It is international standard practice to do regular test messages.
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