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UK reports improved results in national test of emergency alerts

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Publish Date
Mon, 8 Sept 2025, 8:34pm
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UK reports improved results in national test of emergency alerts

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 8 Sept 2025, 8:34pm

People in the UK were surprised by unexpected alarms from their phones in a test of the national emergency alert system.

Yesterday, people's phones vibrated and sounded for about 10 seconds in the second test of the system.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey explains further.

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