Siren Alerts Coming to Your Phone.

[Raven]

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

[Diasi]

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.

[Ashy]

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

[Scrumpy]

Interesting.. Have sent copies to my family.. 

[klondike]

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

[Michael Rolls]

I 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

[klondike]

...and how deaf you are...

[JBR]

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.

[Raven]

Big Brother has ways we can only wonder at. 

[Alex]

St George's Day too !