UK emergency alert warning to domestic abuse victims - how to turn off test

ITV Good Morning Britain (GMB) viewers say they 'switched off' following 'terribly biased and shocking' comments from Kate Garraway and co-host Ed Balls about the Met Police's handling of protesters at the King's Coronation this weekend.

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Lung cancer is among the most common types of the disease in the UK with some 48,500 people being diagnosed each year, according to Cancer Research UK.

Soccer great Carli Lloyd definitely questioned her decision when she arrived for the filming of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test for Fox. There wasn’t any time to prepare for the extreme heat and effort required to perform quasi-military training exercises for the entertainment of TV viewers.

James Corden has revealed his reasoning for turning down $50million to continue the Late Late Show.

A woman has told how the Government Emergency Alert led to her husband finding out about her affair. The woman, who has been cheating on her partner for the past five months, was caught red-handed when the loud warning notification led her husband to a secret phone she uses to text her lover.

Take That are set to release their first new music in five years, with a special twist.

Carol Vorderman was one of the first stars to enter I'm A Celebrity South Africa, in a bid to win the I'm A Celeb Legend title. Ant and Dec have been choosing campmates to face the trials as the contestants will be going head to head to win the crown. The former Countdown star has already jumped off the side of a mountain for her first task and has proven to be popular amongst the other campmates.

EastEnders actress Lacey Turner broke down in tears after she completed the London Marathon in memory of her late, great co-star Barbara Windsor. Sunday marked the day that nearly 50k people ran the 26.2 mile course through the UK’s capital, with some completing the marathon in honour of various charities and organisations.

The new spin-off series of I'm A Celebrity airs on ITV tonight (April 24) with a brand new format and a new location. Some of the show's most memorable campmates from over the years will be returning to battle it out to become the first ever I'm A Celeb 'legend'.

Carol Vorderman reduced fans to laughter on Sunday as she admitted to missing the national emergency alarm in the afternoon.This weekend marked the historic day that the government tested their emergency alert system for the first time, with Brits taking to social media to share their thoughts.The technology was tested in the hopes it could provide a warning system for life-threatening circumstances like flooding, wildfires, terror attacks or nuclear threats. Other countries like the United States, Canada, Japan and the Netherlands all have similar systems in place.

Mobile phone owners have been left confused as the emergency alert - which was scheduled to hit the nation's devices at 3pm - sounds on some phones but not others.

All UK phones will receive an Armageddon-style emergency alert today (Sunday April 23) as the government trials a new system nationwide.

A fed-up dad has been waiting nearly five years for a housebuilder to give over their garage and landscape his garden, with the restless father seeing 'no end in sight' to his property ordeal.

Station 19 is set to hit its 100th episode in the 2023/24 season after ABC renewed the first-responders drama series for a seventh season.

Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band have announced the support acts for their BST Hyde Park shows in London.Announced today (April 20), The Boss shared the three acts that will be joining his band on July 6 and 8.On the first date they will be supported by The Chicks and Frank Turner and his touring band The Sleeping Souls.The Chicks will also return for the second date along with James Bay. The shows are part of Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band’s forthcoming UK tour which also includes shows at BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on May 30 and Villa Park in Birmingham on June 16.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Is Take That back for good? “Greatest Days” — the screen adaptation of the British pop act’s stage musical “The Band” — has unveiled its first trailer, with a U.K. and Ireland release date set for June 16. News of the movie’s release comes just a week after the band was revealed as one of the acts set for King Charles’ coronation concert next month. The group will also perform at a London premiere for “Greatest Days” on June 15. The performance will be broadcast alongside previews of the movie, which will screen at cinemas around the country on June 15.

The Government recently announced that on Sunday 23rd April at 3pm they will be testing out the UK wide ‘Emergency Alerts’ test. Emergency alerts are a loud alarm sound and text notification that can be sent to people’s phones as a warning if there is a life-threatening emergency nearby, a severe flood or gas leak for example.The test means that every phone in the country will go off on Sunday as a practice run, even if it’s on silent.

It was announced last month that in order to trial a new emergency notification system, all UK mobile phones would receive a practice alert that mimics the real thing at 3pm on Sunday, April 23. The new test aims to alert people of dangers such as flooding, fires or extreme weather, and will provide information on how to keep yourself and your family safe.

The public has been warned to be vigilant about scams surrounding the upcoming emergency alert test this week.