As the Conservative minister who launched the UK's emergency alert system, Oliver Dowden was more than familiar with the loud bleeping sound coming from his phone earlier this month. What took him by ...

Once upon a time, telephones were primarily point-to-point communications systems. There were options for three-way and conference calls out there, but by and large the plain old telephone system was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A screenshot shows an emergency alert on a phone warning against activities that could spark wildfires, including barbecues, ...

Siren sounds have blared from mobile phones across the country in a test of the national emergency alert system. At around ...

Sirens blaring from Brits' phones on Friday evening sparked "panic" among many across the UK. The UK’s mobile phone alert system was used at 7pm on August 14 to warn people not to light anything which ...

An emergency warning took Brits by surprise as their phones loudly alerted them to the growing wildfire risk. The major warning was issued across England and Wales as the government urged the public ...

An emergency alert was issued amid the fifth heatwave (Picture: Annabel Lee-Ellis/PA Wire) Millions were sent into panic tonight as an emergency alert appeared unexpectedly on their phones. At around ...

There are calls for ministers to launch a review of how emergency alerts are used As the Conservative minister who launched the UK's emergency alert system, Oliver Dowden was more than familiar with ...

Millions of people have been warned not to light anything that could spark a wildfire, including barbecues and garden incinerators, in “the most extensive use” of the UK’s mobile phone alert system.