Why UK households are being urged to stock up essentials
- UK households are set to be urged to stock up on tinned food and bottled water as part of a new national resilience campaign.
- The initiative aims to help the public prepare for severe weather, cyber attacks, power outages, and potential hostile state action.
- Work is being accelerated on the government’s “warbook” defence manual following updated risk assessments and rising threats from Russia.
- Russia warned London of “consequences” after reports emerged that British-made drones were used by Ukraine to target locations inside Russian territory.
- Analysts have also warned that recent record-breaking heatwaves and ongoing droughts pose a severe threat to UK food security and harvests.
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