3 d. ago ‘People are buying crossbows faster than I’d like’ – how prepping went mainstream in Britain

Once, getting ready for the apocalypse was for the paranoid. Now, in the face of cyber-attacks, climate breakdown and nuclear threats, the UK government recommends it. Should everyone have a survival kit?This is a great time to be a shopkeeper, if that shop is for those worried about the breakdown of civilisation. “It started with Covid, and people weren’t looking for toilet rolls, put it that way,” says Justin Jones, who runs the online UK Prepping Shop, whose stock ranges from emergency food and wind-up radios to crossbows and body armour.Business is booming, as is the British prepping scene – 22,700 members of the UK Preppers and Survivalists Facebook group, 6,000 in the UK Preppers Club Facebook group. The scene is not as well-known as its US and Canadian equivalents, but that’s partly by choice. “Preppers are by nature a little bit secretive,” says Bushra Shehzad, who is researching prepping for a PhD in marketing and consumer behaviour at Newcastle University. “They are scepti...

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3 d. ago ‘People were buying crossbows faster than I’d like’ – how prepping went mainstream in Britain

Once, getting ready for the apocalypse was for the paranoid. Now, in the face of cyber-attacks, climate breakdown and nuclear threats, the UK government recommends it. Should everyone have a survival kit?This is a great time to be a shopkeeper, if that shop is for those worried about the breakdown of civilisation. “It started with Covid, and people weren’t looking for toilet rolls, put it that way,” says Justin Jones, who runs the online UK Prepping Shop, whose stock ranges from emergency food and wind-up radios to crossbows and body armour.Business is booming, as is the British prepping scene – 22,700 members of the UK Preppers and Survivalists Facebook group, 6,000 in the UK Preppers Club Facebook group. The scene is not as well-known as its US and Canadian equivalents, but that’s partly by choice. “Preppers are by nature a little bit secretive,” says Bushra Shehzad, who is researching prepping for a PhD in marketing and consumer behaviour at Newcastle University. “They are scepti...

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6 d. ago People are queuing out the door to buy incredibly indulgent milkshakes and cakes at this new shop

Jayde Brown started off selling cakes to friends and family during Covid, now she has her own shop and people lining up to try her bakes and shakes

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7 d. ago Bargain buy Tamfana giving ‘people from all walks of life’ a taste of racing’s big time

The filly originally cost her connections just £16,000 and has earned more than £500,000 before she lines up as one of the leading contenders in the £400,000 Lockinge Stakes

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8 d. ago Calculator predicts how long it will take you to save enough to buy dream home

New research has revealed the true cost of buying a house - and the results are likely to leave many people feeling despondent

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1 week ago Americans putting life on hold amid economic anxiety under Trump, poll shows

Exclusive: Harris poll for Guardian finds people reconsidering major life events such as having children or buying a homeAmericans are reconsidering major life events including marriage, having children and buying a home amid economic anxiety in the opening months of the Trump presidency, according to an exclusive poll for the Guardian.Six in 10 Americans said the economy has affected at least one of their major life goals, according to the Harris poll, citing either lack of affordability or anxiety around the current economy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Urgent warning over popular hay fever remedy with alarming side

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) said people should not buy Kenalog, which can be advertised on social media sites or by salons and beauty clinics. If sourced from unregulated sellers it could pose a risk to patient safety

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2 w. ago U.S. visitors are already being asked if they have applied for a ‘Trump Card Visa’ on immigration forms

Visa would allow wealthy people to buy residency in U.S., but how it would work remains unclear

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3 w. ago Nepo babies using 'mommy and daddy money' to buy homes spark wave of friendship

Americans are suffering from 'house envy,' a growing anger towards people able to buy a home easily with help from family.

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3 w. ago Man left floored by price of McDonald's meal at popular airport

A man has shared how much it costs to buy a meal at McDonald's in a popular airport and people are gobsmacked at the price. People can't get over how much it is

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3 w. ago EU's top court rules against Malta's 'golden passport' program

The European Court of Justice ordered Malta to close its “golden passport” program, the one of the last of its kind in Europe that allows wealthy people to buy EU citizenship, even after the small island country suspended the program for citizens of Russia and Belarus

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3 w. ago Law on crossbow sales to be tightened after spate of sickening attacks

People buying the dangerous weapons online will have to submit photo ID at the point of sale and again on delivery under a fresh crackdown on deadly crossbows by the Home Office

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3 w. ago Electricity blackout fears cause panic buying in Madrid as residents flock to supermarkets

Electricity blackout fears have caused people to panic buy in the Spanish capital of Madrid as residents flocked to supermarkets.

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4 w. ago Nintendo Switch 2 warning as demand 'far exceeds number that can be delivered'

Over two million people have applied to buy the new console, but many will remain empty handed.

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