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 ...

The UK’s Emergency Alert System (EAS ... The first recorded use was on February 23, 2024, when Plymouth residents were told to evacuate part of the city sue to an unexploded World War II ...

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

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, ...

The UK’s emergency alert system has been deployed during Storm ... The first live use of the system came in February 2024 when residents in Plymouth were evacuated after the discovery of an ...

The public are being urged to expect an “emergency alert” sound on their mobile phones this afternoon. The alert will cause your device to vibrate and let out a 10-second siren-like sound, even if ...

Storm Éowyn is set to hit the island of Ireland first, before reaching the western side of the UK in the early hours of Friday morning. Heavy rain is expected across the UK, before wind speeds start ...

Millions of Brits have been warned of 'exceptional' hurricane-force 100mph winds which will create chaos across the UK and cause travel disruption.