Millions of people across the UK will hear a loud alarm on their phones on Sunday at 15:00 BST.
An emergency alert being tested later could be the sound that "saves your life", the UK's deputy prime minister has said.
Mr Dowden reassured people they should not be concerned and will be able to "keep calm and carry on" with their day after getting the test alert on their 4G and 5G devices. The test message will say: "This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will warn you if there's a life-threatening emergency nearby."Visit gov.uk/alerts for more information.People will then be prompted to swipe or click the message before being able to continue.The alert system will be used to warn of extreme weather events, such as flash flooding
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