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Alarm bells will ring at St James’ Park at the weekend – but Newcastle United fans should not worry.

Eddie Howe’s side take on Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday looking to return to winning ways – and take another step closer to Champions League football.

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The Premier League fixture’s half-time break will coincide with a planned test alert on mobile phones. A message will appear alongside a loud alarm on millions of mobile phones across the at 3pm. The system is intended to be used in life-threatening situations, including flooding and wildfires.

A message will read: “This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will warn you if there’s a life-threatening emergency nearby. In a real emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe. This is a test. You do not need to take any action.”

The system is modelled on similar schemes in the US, Canada, the Netherlands and Japan.

Newcastle United fans should not be alarmed against Tottenham Hotspur – test planned