- The UK government has launched the Be Ready campaign, a three-year initiative urging households to prepare for potential emergencies including cyber attacks, power cuts, and extreme weather.
- The public is advised to keep a three-day supply of essential items at home, such as bottled water, tinned food, cash, prescription medication, and fully charged back-up batteries.
- A new government website has been created featuring a downloadable emergency kit checklist to help households gradually build up their emergency provisions.
- The national resilience drive comes amid heightened concerns over foreign threats, rogue drone incidents near British military sites, and risks to democratic processes.
- Analysts and agricultural leaders have warned that recent record heatwaves and prolonged dry conditions could trigger severe food shortages later this year.
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