It comes as crews continue to battle multiple blazes in the West Midlands - PM Andy Burnham earlier warned the country is like a "tinderbox".

The Government sent the alert on Friday evening, which began appearing on mobile devices from 7pm.

Andy Burnham has been warned not to overuse emergency alerts amid furious accusations that it risked making the Prime ...

Wireless emergency alerts for flash floods are only sent for "considerable" or "catastrophic" events, not base warnings.

The alert took many by surprise when it was sent to millions of phones on Friday night - but it may have also put vulnerable ...

It comes after the emergency alert system was deployed last week ...

The Government’s wildfire phone alert system has backfired as people rush to block all emergency warnings. On Friday, an alert was sent to millions of mobile phones warning that wildfires could be ...

Drivers report being startled by nationwide phone alarm while fire services urge public not to make unnecessary 999 calls.