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Government tells Britons to stockpile as part of emergency planning
As campaign urges households to stock up on tinned food and batteries, retailers warn against panic buying
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Britons will be urged to stockpile tinned food, batteries and bottled water under a new campaign launched by the UK government to encourage the public to prepare for emergencies.Oliver Dowden, deputy prime minister, will on Wednesday unveil a new website designed to help households mitigate potential harm from an array of risks, ranging from flooding and power outages to biosecurity crises such as another pandemic....