The Papers: 'Prepare for the worst' and 'Covid report fallout'
The UK government has launched a national preparedness campaign urging citizens to stockpile food, water, and emergency supplies to survive 72 hours during disasters. This follows widespread service outages caused by a global PHP security flaw and concerns over state-sponsored threats.
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Image caption, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has made headlines in today's papers after launching a national campaign on public preparedness for disruption caused by natural disasters and cyber attacks. The Daily Telegraph reports on Britons being asked to make "Be ready" kits for emergencies, "including three days' worth of non-perishable food and bottled water, an FM radio and blankets".
Image caption, Meanwhile, the Metro warns readers to "prepare for the worst" after websites around the world were taken offline after cyber-security flaws were revealed in a globally-used programming language, PHP. "In the UK, 32 government services were down", the paper reports, before asking the question "are you emergency ready?"
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