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Lucy Farrell

10 emergency siren alert questions answered - including if you can switch it off

An emergency alert will be trialled across the UK this month - and you may have a lot of questions about the new system.

The Government issued siren will pop up across smartphones on April 23, which provides alerts in cases of extreme weather like severe flooding, fires and other serious threats.

As it is still in the testing stages, there are a lot of questions surrounding the UK emergency alert - and authorities have answered the most pressing queries.

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