Mobile phone emergency alert test on Sunday: What will happen and why?

Mobile phone emergency alert test on Sunday: What will happen and why?

T

his weekend, the Government is trialling a system that aims to warn the public if there is a danger to life nearby.

Here is everything you need to know.

– What is going to happen?

Millions of mobile phones and tablets across the UK will emit a loud alarm and vibrate at 3pm on Sunday in a nationwide test of the new public alert system.