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UK urges households to stockpile food as national reserves remain absent

The UK government advises citizens to maintain three-day supplies of essentials, highlighting the absence of a national food stockpile since the 1990s.

1 publisher · 1 article · first seen 5 Oct 2026 · updated 2d ago

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  1. Preppers used to be ridiculed – but we’re all stockpiling now | Zoe Williams The Guardian Business ·

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