{"id":370861,"date":"2026-08-17T19:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/was-the-governments-emergency-alert-used-unnecessarily\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T19:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:00:29","slug":"was-the-governments-emergency-alert-used-unnecessarily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/was-the-governments-emergency-alert-used-unnecessarily\/","title":{"rendered":"Was the government&#8217;s emergency alert used unnecessarily?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IHpbvNtev6I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Was the government's emergency alert used unnecessarily?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IHpbvNtev6I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As Reporter Lewis Denison explains, an emergency alert was sent to millions of people in England and Wales on Friday, amid dozens of raging wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>The government sent the emergency alert on Friday evening, which began appearing on mobile devices from 7pm, in &quot;the most extensive use&quot; of the UK&#8217;s mobile phone alert system. <\/p>\n<p>But the Conservatives say the alert was not necessary #politics @itvnews   <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Reporter Lewis Denison explains, an emergency alert was sent to millions of people in England and Wales on Friday, amid dozens of raging wildfires. 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