Labour blasted over 'dangerous' emergency alert decision as sirens send repeated messages

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Labour have been blasted over a "dangerous" emergency alert decision made yesterday as the siren message was sent multiple times.

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The notification, intended to reach all residents at 7pm with guidance against lighting fires in open spaces such as parks, moorland and woodland, continued sounding on numerous devices as late as 11pm — a full four hours after the initial broadcast.It represented the most extensive deployment of the alert technology since its introduction in 2023, reaching millions of handsets nationwide.The repeated alerts were attributed to the Government transmitting the signal over an extended window to maximise reach.

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Factors such as dual SIM configurations, reminder settings and users moving in and out of signal coverage could also have caused phones to receive the warning multiple times, according to a source.

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