At 3 pm this Sunday, September 7, mobile phones and tablets across the UK will sound and vibrate as the government carries ...

Smartphone users across the UK will hear a high pitched siren sound and receive a text message from UK Government as part of ...

While the government's emergency alarm system is there to warn people of danger to life – the alert itself could put some ...

It is possible to turn the emergency alert system off by opting out, for example, if you are the victim of domestic abuse and ...

To prevent hidden phones being found, emergency alerts can be turned off in advance. On most iPhone and Android devices, this ...

A test of the UK's Emergency Alert system will be taking place on Sunday, September 7 and here's how you can turn it off if ...

On an iPhone, simply open Settings, head to Notifications and select Emergency Alerts. Turn off 'Severe Alerts' and 'Extreme Alerts'. Meanwhile, on an Android, head to Settings and turn off 'Emergency ...

The UK's Emergency Alert system is being tested this weekend, with an alarm set to be sent to millions of devices across the ...

Some people will have manually opted out of the alerts – Isabelle Younane, head of external affairs at Women’s Aid, ...

Toggle off‘extreme alerts’ and ‘severe alerts’. If this option doesn’t appear, try searching ‘wireless emergency alerts’ in ...

The government emergency alert system is pretty important though, so remember to turn your phone settings back on afterwards ...

The alert is scheduled to sound on Sunday, September 7, at 3pm across the UK. Motorists have been advised not to interact ...