The Government will send a phone alert next month to people in the UK. According to a message on their official website, they ...

A Russian state-backed messenger application called MAX, a rival to WhatsApp that critics say could be used to track users, ...

Drivers in Wales are being reminded not to handle their phones at 3pm next weekend - or risk six points and a £200 fine. The government will trial its second emergency alert system on Sunday, ...

UK drivers are being reminded not to touch their phones at 3pm next weekend - or face six points and a £200 fine. The government will test its emergency alert system on Sunday, September 7, with a ...

Some countries like Finland and France have banned phones on a smaller scale, applying the restriction only to schools for ...

Since the initial test two years ago, the system has been used on a handful of occasions - particularly around extreme weather. Alerts were sent out during Storm Darragh in 2024 and again in early ...

An emergency alert drill will send a test message to mobile phones across the UK next weekend. It will mark the second test ...

On September 7 at 3 pm, millions of phones and tablets throughout the United Kingdom will buzz out a loud siren as part of a trial of the government's Emergency Alerts system.

Senior politicians have raised concerns over a presidential directive requiring government officials to surrender their phones before Cabinet meetings, saying it threatens their privacy and shows a ...

The alert should make a loud siren-like noise and vibrate and should last no longer than 10 seconds. It will be sent to ...

"But the rules of the road still stand. Motorists who are driving at the time of the test, at 3pm next Sunday, should not ...

Russia will require MAX, a state-backed messaging app, on all mobile phones and tablets from next month. This decision ...