These alerts are a test (this time) so don't have a heart attack when/if yours starts wailing like an emergency vehicle. Not a bad thing, in fact, could save your life, didn't know other countries already used this warning.

BBC News - Public emergency alerts to be sent to all UK mobile phones
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64999417

It's been used in some other countries for years.

In the USA they have missing children alerts.

I won't receive any alerts as I've disabled the function on my phone.

And if you are driving at the time it would be an offence to read it.

Interesting.. Have sent copies to my family.. 

I have a habit of leaving my phone around the house and don't always hear it.

Quote from: klondike on March 19, 2023, 11:21:55 AMI have a habit of leaving my phone around the house and don't always hear it.

Me too, even though it isn't set to silent. I suppose it depends how loud the alarm is

...and how deaf you are...

Interestingly, I leave my phone set to silent (unless Marge is away), but the report says that despite that the sound would come through even though the phone has sound turned off.  I wonder how they manage to do that.

Big Brother has ways we can only wonder at. 

St George's Day too !