Tinned food, loo roll and power banks: the Brits following advice to stockpile
The government launched a campaign on Thursday advising people to set aside three days’ worth of stores to deal with a whole range of eventualities, and…
The Guardian reports that the government launched a campaign on Thursday advising people to set aside three days’ worth of stores to deal with a whole range of eventualities, and some are already well under way.
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