The public have been assured they can “simply swipe away” a test of a new public alert system when it emits a loud alarm on millions of phones on Sunday. Wherever you are, this Sunday at 3pm you're getting the Emergency Alert. The test message will say: “This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will warn you if there’s a life-threatening emergency nearby. “In a real emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe. The Cabinet Office said experience of the system elsewhere, such as the US, Canada and Japan, had shown it worked best if people had received a test alert first.

Source: The Times April 22, 2023 23:19 UTC