Scotsâ mobile phones could soon blast siren sounds to warn of terror attacks and other serious incidents
The UK Government is hoping to rollout its Emergency Alerts system in the summer, with trials taking place south of the border today.
13:43, 25 MAY 2021
Mobile phone users will be alerted to local danger to life incidents on their phone under the UK Government system (Image: Getty Images/Maskot)
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Just days after mobile app tracking specialist App Annie recorded a flood of downloads of the UK National Health Service (NHS) App, after it was chosen to certify Covid-19 vaccine status on 7 May, official data has shown that just over 1.3 million new people have registered to use the mobile app since that time.
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