The message will appear alongside a loud alarm on millions of mobile phones across the UK in a nationwide test. It 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. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden said: “At 3pm next Sunday we’ll be doing a nationwide test of our new Emergency Alerts system. “It could be the sound that saves your life.”🚨 At 3pm on Sunday 23 April, there will be a national test of the UK Emergency Alerts service. The Government said it has been actively engaging with organisations working with vulnerable women and girls to ensure they are not adversely affected by the introduction of emergency alerts.

Source: Express April 16, 2023 13:46 UTC