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Government Defends Wildfire Phone Alerts
The UK government defended the use of severe weather alerts, which prompted millions of phone notifications across England and Wales. The alerts were deemed appropriate by officials.
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BBC News
Millions of phones across England and Wales bleeped with a "severe alert" notification on Friday.
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