A mobile phone alert will be sent to every single UK phone on April 23
A new public alert system will see a siren-like emergency warning message sent by the government to all mobile phone users in the UK. The alert will be sent next month and it will see a message appear on people's home screens.
Read more: Man adopted at birth finds out his long-term wife and mother of his kids is actually his sister These messages will come directly from the government or emergency services and will only be sent when there is an immediate risk to life. This means many people may not receive such an alert for months or even years at a time.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden said: “We are strengthening our national resilience with a new emergency alerts system, to deal with a wide range of threats – from flooding to wildfires. It will revolutionise our ability to warn and inform people who are in immediate danger, and help us keep people safe. As we’ve seen in the US and elsewhere, the buzz of a phone can save a life.
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