- Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has urged Britons to stockpile food, water, and essential supplies to prepare for potential disruptions caused by state-sponsored cyber attacks.
- The government has launched a Be Ready checklist advising households to keep items such as three litres of water per person daily, non-perishable food, cash, and medication.
- The warning follows a major global cyber-security disruption that took numerous websites offline, escalating fears over hostile threats from nations such as Russia.
- Speaking at the opening of Gun Hall in Telford, Streeting announced that the UK will manufacture tank gun barrel components domestically for the first time in 20 years.
- Senior defence figures warned that Britain remains under-prepared for hybrid warfare, emphasising the need to strengthen national resilience and military readiness.
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