News & Insights
This section is designed to provide you access to notable updates, relevant news articles and recent developments that go beyond the specific information provided in the rest of the website.
It is here to give you both the broader context in which Household Readiness takes place, as well as to cover emerging issues that are relevant to this subject.
Official Information
UK Government ‘Be Ready’ Campaign
UK Government Resilience Action Plan
UK Government National Risk Register
UK Resilience Academy
External Resources
British Red Cross
St John Ambulance
National Preparedness Commission
Ready Together Community Toolkit
News articles
‘Home Emergency Preparedness’
(ITV News 23 September 2026)
‘Be Ready’ – Govt Preparedness Campaign
(Good Morning Britain 23 October 2026)
Water contamination requires boiling
(BBC News 19 October 2026)
Met Office warn of power cuts
(BBC News 21 October 2026)
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