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An "emergency alert" test that sounds a siren for ten seconds will be sent to millions of phones across the UK this year.
In line with recommendations from the Covid inquiry, ministers will test the emergency alert system set up in the wake of the pandemic, causing a loud noise to sound on millions of mobile phones across the UK.
