Emergency phone alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners say
2 sources·Updated August 16, 2026

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- Daily Mail News·7h agoEmergency Government phone alert 'put domestic abuse victims at risk'
After the blaring warning sounded from phones across the country on Friday, charities and survivors said it could have put victims who keep secret second phones at risk.
Read at Daily Mail News → - BBC UK News·11h agoEmergency phone alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners say
The alert took many by surprise when it was sent to millions of phones on Friday night - but it may have also put vulnerable people at risk.
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