Vulnerable people in the North or near the Border warned of phone alert test
The UK phone alert system is intended to warn citizens of threats to public safety including extreme weather and terrorist attacks. Vulnerable users are being warned to put their phones on silent or airplane mode ahead of the test on Sunday. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA
The Government has warned vulnerable people, including victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse, to be mindful of their phone if travelling in Northern Ireland this weekend.
The British government will this weekend test its emergency alerts service across the UK, including the North, for the first time since April 2023.
