As Europe erupts in furious protests, we prep for a cold, dark winter. Rage and fear require energy we simply don’t haveExplosions woke me at 3am the other night. Sitting on the bathroom floor behind two load-bearing walls,...
Read MoreGovernment campaign recommends three days’ worth of stores for emergencies, but some are ahead of the gameDried foods, bottled water, medicine stocks and backup power banks: it could be the props cupboard on a disaster movie,...
Read MoreUK allies have long urged people to stockpile supplies for a crisis. How are people from France to Australia being advised to prepare?The UK has told people to fill their pantries with food for three days in case of catastrophe,...
Read MorePM’s revelation follows launch of advice for households to have enough water and food to get by in civil emergencyUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has stockpiles of beans, soup and Twiglets in case of a civil...
Read MoreThe UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisisWould you mind fixing the NHS? And while you’re at it, could you please build an anti-missile system in...
Read MoreFOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as survey highlights many fire services lack proper protective gearThe government quietly scrapped plans to prepare the countryside in England for wildfires, it has been revealed....
Read MoreCans of tuna, sparkling water and an old torch – if the end of the world came for me now I’d struggle, but it’s hard to know how to prepare for an unknown threatIt’s been three weeks since the government advisory urging us to...
Read MoreDevices will vibrate and make a siren sound for 10 seconds at 3pm, with message confirming alert is a testMillions of mobile phones will vibrate and make a siren sound across the UK on Sunday afternoon during a test of a...
Read MoreDevices will vibrate and make a siren sound for 10 seconds at 3pm, with message confirming alert is a testMillions of mobile phones will vibrate and make a siren sound across the UK on Sunday afternoon during a test of a...
Read MoreAlert to take place on 7 September, designed to warn of danger to life, but putting phone on silent will not deter alarmThe UK will hold a further test of its emergency alert system on 7 September this year – and putting your...
Read MoreNetwork’s users report en masse that SMS, accompanied by piercing 10-second tone, never arrivedUK emergency alert test: live updatesThe mobile network Three said it was investigating why many of its users failed to receive...
Read MoreExclusive: Cabinet Office briefing seen by Guardian warns that Brexit, Covid, flu, flooding and unrest could lead to chaosCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has privately admitted...
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