Brits have been left scratching their heads after the national alert system failed to warn them of an, albeit, hypothetical risk to life.

87 million phones were supposed to vibrate, play a loud noise and provide a jump scare for an entire nation at 3pm on Sunday.

The government said it plans to use the system to issue real warnings, such as in severe weather or if there is a disaster that poses a severe danger to life.

Did your phone fail to go off? Get in touch with Barney.Davis@Metro.co.uk

But some Brits have complained they weren’t notified, which could be a bit of a problem in a real-life Doomsday scenario.

Teacher Katie Lathan said her alarm failed to go off on her Android phone. She told Metro: ‘Well I guess I’m out. No-one thinks to tell me anything any more.’

Austin Wellbelov

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