The government has shared fresh details ahead of an emergency alert which will see millions of phones sound a 10-second alarm. At about 3pm on Sunday, September 7 the government is carrying out a test across the UK to ensure it works during a triue emergency.

After the first test in 2023 , alerts have been sent out on five occasions during 2024 and 2025 when the government has stepped in to protect lives. These include 50,000 people in Plymouth who were alerted about an evacuation after a World War II bomb was found in February 2024, and all phones in Scotland and Northern Ireland (about 4-5 million) who were informed about the dangers of Storm Eowyn in January this year.

Labour Cabinet minister Pat McFadden said: "On Sunday, September 7, we will hold a UK-wide test of the Emergenc

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