Keir Starmer's Government had already confirmed plans to test the UK's Emergency Alert System later this year as part of a ...

The nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS), which sends alerts ... strong winds due to Storm Darragh. The alert system was even used by Plymouth City Council to warn locals that a World War ...

The UK follows in the footsteps of nations like the US and Canada in utilising such alerts for imminent threats like extreme weather. In the case of wildfires or heavy flooding within the UK ...

The first live use of the system came in February 2024 when residents in Plymouth were evacuated after the discovery of an unexploded WW2 bomb. It was then used again in the run up to Storm Darragh in ...

The alert has been used in real life four times since it was first trialled in 2023. It was issued on January 6, 2025 to warn people along the River Soar that it was likely to flood. A month earlier, ...

Established in 2023, the Emergency Alert System (EAS) has been on hand to provide vital information and guide the public when a life-threatening crisis is happening nearby. A test of the alert ...

Millions of Brits will receive an emergency alert on their phones when the Government carries out a nationwide test. The "Armageddon alert" system, first launched in 2023, has been deployed in ...

The UK's Emergency Alert System - an alert used to warn people about dangerous situations, such as floods or wildfires - will be tested again later this year. In April 2023, the UK's Emergency ...