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Civil defence planning accelerated over threat from Russia: The Telegraph
The campaign will urge households to keep basic supplies at home as officials expand crisis planning for cyber-attacks, extreme weather and military threats.
- The Cabinet Office launched a resilience campaign urging households to stock bottled water, tinned food, and basic supplies to cope with emergencies and free government resources for the most vulnerable.
- Fire services reported that wildfires in England and Wales in 2026 have already surpassed the 2025 total of 1,017, with 11 major incidents declared in a single 24-hour period.
- Last week, hackers linked to Iran briefly shut a British power plant, while University of Oxford professor Dieter Helm warned that Britain's energy network remains highly exposed to hostile state attacks.
- To address modern security threats, the government is reviving the 'War Book' protocols last updated in 2004 and planning a national home defence exercise for 2027, described as the largest of its kind in decades.
- Visiting Ukraine on Monday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham accused the Kremlin of 'outrageous threats' against Britain, citing intelligence warnings that Russia could attack a North Atlantic Treaty Organization country within four years.
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Stock Up on Food and Water: UK Develops Plans for War, Cyberattacks, and Food Shortages
UK households will be urged to stock up on tinned food and bottled water under a new government resilience campaign drawn up in response to a summer of extreme weather and a rising threat from hostile states. The campaign, led by the Cabinet Office, aims to ensure most households hold basic supplies and know how to cope if an emergency disrupts food, water, or power, freeing up government resources for the most vulnerable, government sources sai…
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