The tea time alarm, reminiscent of an air raid siren, appears to go off at 3pm every day, according to the over 4 million TikTok posts on the topic. The blaring siren is a signal for Brits to ...

The tea time alarm supposedly goes off at the same time every day and signals people to stop what they are doing and drink a cup of English tea. Failure to do so apparently results in a fine from ...

One wrote on a clip: 'We need a tea time alarm in US,' while another asked whether they had to partake in eating afternoon tea as a tourist. TikToker Elaine explained the 'rules' behind the ...

Others have shared extreme ways they have taken time of out of their day to drink tea – including a duo who rushed to make the hot beverage before ziplining over the Eden Project in Cornwall.