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The Government wants people to prepare for emergencies ranging from severe weather to cyber-attacks. Its advice includes supplies you may already have at home — but what would you need if everyday services suddenly stopped working?

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00:00The government wants households to prepare for emergencies that could disrupt everyday life.
00:05Advice includes keeping enough food and bottled water to last three days alongside a torch,
00:10first aid supplies and a radio. Ministers say severe weather, cyber attacks and hostile activity
00:16could interrupt essential services, including water, phones and the internet.
00:21Defence Secretary Wes Streeting says the risks facing Britain are greater than for most,
00:26if not all, of his lifetime. He says the aim is to make people alert, not alarmed.
00:33Security Minister Dan Jarvis says better preparation could help emergency services
00:37prioritise people needing extra support during a crisis.

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