An amber weather warning for snow has been issued across areas of Somerset as temperatures remain low. The Met Office alert, which covers areas including Taunton, Chard, Minehead, Dulverton and Wiveliscombe,

The scammers offer to "register" children for the AMBER Alert system, ask for confidential information and try to meet at victims' homes, officials said.

California law enforcement is warning the public about an AMBER Alert scam circulating throughout the state. The AMBER acronym stands for the American Missing Broadcast Emergency Response. It’s an alert used to notify the public whenever a child is abducted.

The California Highway Patrol is warning of an AMBER Alert scam where individuals are posing as fake representatives and asking parents to enroll their children in the phony Amber Alert system.

The California Highway Patrol has issued a stark warning to parents about the rising trend of scammers using the fear of child abduction to gain sensitive information. CHP officials said phone scammers have been contacting parents posing as “Amber Alert representatives,