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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Tomas Malloy & Will Maule

Pub tells punters to leave phones at home ahead of 'noisy' alert test or pay a donation

A pub in Somerset has decided to ban mobile phones as the government prepares to send out an emergency text alert to the entire UK population.

The UK-wide message will be issued at 3pm on April 23 to all mobile phones that do not opt-out and will feature a loud siren noise and vibration.

A message will also display on the home screen of phones.

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