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Supplies of tinned food, bottled water and equipment such as radios and batteries have been running out in the UK since the government issued a message to prepare for shortages . Online grocer Ocado reported several types of water were unavailable, while items such as beans and soup were also out of stock. Frozen food seller Iceland said it was “clear consum

<p>Government campaign recommends three days’ worth of stores for emergencies, but some are ahead of the game</p><p>Dried foods, bottled water, medicine stocks and backup power banks: it could be the props cupboard on a disaster movie, but instead it is precisely what some UK residents are stockpiling amid official warnings about Russian “state-sponsored ter

The UK government has warned households to have three days of essential supplies on hand.

<p>PM’s revelation follows launch of advice for households to have enough water and food to get by in civil emergency</p><p>Andy Burnham has said he has stockpiles of beans, soup and Twiglets in case of a civil emergency, as he said <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/22/britain-prepare-infrastructure-attacks-hostile-states-wes-streeting">

<p>Be Ready campaign aims to prepare UK for impact of climate crisis, technological dependency and threats by hostile state</p><p>Every Briton is being urged to stock up to nine litres of bottled water and three days’ worth of food in new government guidance designed to ensure that households can survive a weather, cyber or other serious emergency.</p><p>The

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