UK will test frightening 'Armageddon alarm' within weeks which will see thousands of people's phones flash and set off alarms Millions will hear an alarm sound from their phone and will receive warning text messages as part of the government's new emergency alert system trial. The system is designed to warn people if there is a 'danger to life' nearby, with the imminent testing to focus on flooding and extreme weather conditions. The phone owner will then be given details of the emergency along with advice on what to do and how to seek help. Labour has been pushing for the system for more than a decade and ministers have been promising to introduce it since 2013.
