Brits told to take action amid extreme weather and cyber attack threat

• The UK government is set to launch a social media campaign advising households to stock up on tinned food and bottled water to prepare for extreme weather and cyber attacks.
• Ministers are reportedly accelerating work on a national defence manual to boost resilience in response to recent heatwaves and threats from Russia.
• Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warned of consequences over Britain's involvement in providing Ukraine with blueprints for French-produced Scalp missile components.
• Analysts have warned that prolonged dry weather and heatwaves put Britain at risk of its worst food security crisis in decades, potentially leading to food shortages.
• The National Farmers Union warned that drought conditions are forcing dairy farmers to use winter feed early because grass has stopped growing.

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Government ‘to tell Britons to stock up on tinned food’ to prepare for extreme weather or cyber attacks