All you need to know about today's alarm.
Government alert is set to take place on Sunday, April 23, at 3pm.
Following successful pilots in East Suffolk and Reading, the test alert - will see people receive a message on the home screen of their mobile phone, along with a sound and vibration for up to 10 seconds when the test alert goes out this weekend. Drivers have also been warned not pick up their mobile phone whilst driving, as it would pose the risk of facing six points on their license and a £200 fine.
Nicky Brennan has posted a video on the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner's Twitter page to remind victims of domestic abuse and other vulnerable people to turn any secret phones alerts to silent when the UK Government tests the new emergency alert system. A secret phone for domestic abuse and violence victims may be a phone with a private number or a pay-as-you-go mobile.
Android phone users can simply search for emergency alerts in their settings, and turn off severe alerts and emergency alerts but turning the sliders grey.
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