When it was last tested in 2023, the alert read: “This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will warn you if there’s a life-threatening emergency nearby.

The UK will test its new mobile phone “emergency alerts” system this month, despite concerns that it could endanger those at risk of domestic abuse by revealing hidden phones. At 3pm on Sunday ...

The Government is working with charities to ensure the risks posed to domestic abuse survivors by the UK’s emergency alert system are mitigated, a minister has said. Emergency alerts are sent to ...