UK launches Be Ready disaster preparedness campaign
The gist
The UK Cabinet Office launched a three-year 'Be Ready' campaign urging households to prepare for three days of disruption.
Only 13% of Britons feel prepared for an emergency, and 84% want more government guidance.
How it unfolded
- August 2026One blaze in Stourbridge, central England, gutted 19 houses and damaged 18 others.
- Oct 22, 2026The Cabinet Office launched the three-year 'Be Ready' campaign, encouraging households to prepare for at least three days of disruption to essential services, and published the checklist on Thursday.
- Oct 22, 2026The launch came during a week in which a critical vulnerability in PHP forced dozens of British government services offline as a precaution.