At 3 pm today (Sunday, September 7), Brits across the UK would have heard a loud siren-like sound emanating from their phones, as the government conducted a nationwide test of an early warning system.

Millions of Brits across the UK were jolted by the same Emergency Alert test message from the government today. This represented the second nationwide trial of the system. The alert was dispatched to ...

The government has revealed the incidents that almost caused it to use the emergency alert system, which sends a message to ...