Another test of the UK's new Emergency Alerts system will take place today, the government has confirmed. However, not everyone will receive the alert.
The government tested its new system, which works via cell towers, on every mobile phone in the UK in its first nationwide test on Sunday, at 3pm, but the alert appeared not to work on some phones, while others received the message hours after it was sent out.
The test was supposed to send a 10-second alarm and message notification to all 4G and 5G compatible phones, but people on certain networks reported being left out. READ MORE: Fans will be thrown out of Kevin Hart gig in Manchester tonight if they use their phones Today, the government has confirmed that another test will take place, but that "most mobile phones and tablets will not get a test alert".
It did not release any further information on who will receive the alert. Today's test notification will say: "This is a mobile network operator test of the UK Emergency Alerts service.