News alerts on your mobile

Breaking news alerts Keeping up to date with breaking news while you're on the move is simple with BBC News' email alerts service.

Whether you are stuck on a train, travelling on business, or have just popped out the office for five minutes, our email alerts will be sent to you as soon as a story breaks.

We have a team of editors and journalists working round the clock to keep you informed of momentous national and international events.

All you have to do is follow our simple sign-on procedure and keep your email-enabled mobile switched on.

Blackberry and other Push Email users

If you or your company has a push email service from Blackberry, Visto or Good Technologies getting set up for BBC News email alerts is very simple.

Just click on the link below and enter your email address and the messages will be pushed to your mobile device in the normal way.

Activate breaking news e-mail for your device

Our strong editorial values mean we will only send you details of the biggest stories, but if you are not happy with the service you can switch it off at any time.

Other mobile users

Many modern mobile devices now support email and you may have set yours up to send and receive.

If so, getting BBC News email alerts is also very simple.

Just click on the link below and enter your email address and the messages will be sent to your mobile device when you hit Send/Receive in the normal way.

Activate breaking news e-mail for your device

Get a daily digest - when it suits you

In addition to breaking news you can also take advantage of our customisable daily email news service which brings you a summary of the top stories at a time of your choosing.

All you have to do is choose the topics you are interested in, select a time to be alerted, and we will do the rest.

Configure your personal news email

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