6 h. ago How would I survive the apocalypse? By stocking up on the key item most preppers forget | Emma Brockes

With France about to advise its citizens on how to survive an ‘imminent threat’, it’s time to wise up to what the real essentials areIt’s a fairly strong indication that your US presidency is not going well when, within three months of you taking office, one of your closest allies feels the need to issue its entire population with a manual on how to survive an “imminent threat”. According to French media reports, that is what the French government is planning in the form of a 20-page booklet to go out to its citizens this summer. And while it’s intended for use against natural disaster or medical threat, we all know what we’re really talking about here. The French government would like to remind its people that, in the event of a nuclear attack, they must remember to close the doors and windows.My dad recalls Buckinghamshire county council issuing a similar pamphlet in the 1980s, for when Russia dropped an atomic bomb on Aylesbury. My family didn’t need the advice, as it happened; i...

Events

7 h. ago Waitrose issues urgent warning to shoppers and recalls product

Waitrose has issued an urgent food recall for a popular item, with the supermarket warning customers not to consume the product due to an "incorrect best before date"

Events

10 h. ago Waitrose issues urgent recall for 'unsafe' seafood item due to incorrect date

Customers have been urged not to consume the product but to return to store for a refund.

Politics

12 h. ago Do not consume warning issued as major supermarket pulls chiller cabinet favourite from shelves

Supermarket Waitrose issued an urgent recall on one of its own brand products with shoppers told 'do not consume' and instead return the item for a full refund.

Events

47 h. ago Urgent 'stop using immediately' order issued as household cookware item sold in UK is recalled

The cookware which has been recalled is thought to have been available to buy since 2023, with some purchases made as recently as January this year.

Society

48 h. ago Supermarkets recall popular food item over fears it could contain 'glass fragments'

Asda and Waitrose have requested an urgent recall after concerns were raised over glass fragments in a popular food item, meaning the product is unfit for consumption

Politics

59 h. ago Urgent supermarket recall issued over fears of glass in food sold in Asda and Waitrose

Some batches of the Kelly Loves Sushi Ginger, sold in Asda and Waitrose, have been recalled due to the possible presence of glass, causing the products to be deemed unsafe to eat

Politics

59 h. ago Another cat food brand recalled amid possible bird flu contamination fears

It is the third time in three months that a pet food brand has issued a recall over bird flu concerns

Politics

60 h. ago Urgent 'do not eat' warning issued for 12 kitchen spices recalled in UK

The Food Standards Agency has issued a new alert

Events

61 h. ago Popular brand issues urgent product recall in major supermarkets over fears it could contain glass

Kelly Loves is recalling some batches of Sushi Ginger sold in sold in ASDA and Waitrose stores as the possible presence of glass means the product is unsafe to eat

Economics

3 d. ago Urgent recall on jarred ginger over fears it may contain pieces of GLASS

Japanese and Korean food brand Kelly Loves has advised customers not to consumer affected jars and return them to Asda and Waitrose as soon as possible for a full refund.

Politics

5 d. ago TK Maxx issues chocolate bar recall alert and says 'stop using immediately'

One particular chocolate bar has been subjected to an urgent recall following an undeclared ingredient. TK Maxx and Homesense have removed the item from shelves

Events

5 d. ago Get a Lindt chocolate Easter Bunny at any supermarket for under £1 with little

The deal is applicable at any UK supermarket and chocolatier including Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Asda, Marks and Spencer, Waitrose, Lidl, Aldi, Lindt, Cadbury and Hotel Chocolat

Economics

7 d. ago Amazon drops price of Tanqueray Gin to cheaper than Tesco, Waitrose and Asda

Tanqueray Gin makes the perfect weekend tipple, and you can get a bottle for a bargain price on Amazon

Politics

8 d. ago 'Do not use' warning issued as popular face cream is urgently recalled due to contamination with cancer

The cosmetics giant L'Oréal stuck a 'do not use' alert on its dermatologist-backed moisturiser. It is feared the product is contaminated with benzene, which is known to cause cancers.

Events

9 d. ago 'Do not eat' order issued as common seasoning is urgently recalled over fears of deadly allergic reactions

Shoppers have been told to return the seasoning, after a batch was found to contain peanuts, despite no mention of the allergen on the labels.

Events

9 d. ago DO NOT EAT: Urgent warning issued as seasoning is pulled from shelves at major supermarket

Shoppers have been told to return the seasoning, after a batch was found to contain peanuts, despite no mention of the allergen on the labels.

Events

1 week ago Ten Pound Poms series two review – this trashy, soapy migration drama is a knockoff Call the Midwife

Michelle Keegan is the only nurse in this 50s-set drama about Brits emigrating to Australia, but its slight take on social issues that are relevant today recalls the BBC birthing drama Sunday nights on BBC One should offer an escape from the disappointments of the working week. But what’s this? We’re thousands of miles away and in the distant past, but we’re uncomfortable and frustrated, mopping our troubled brows and wondering if we’ve all made a horrible mistake? That’s right: Ten Pound Poms is back for a second season.Based on a real scheme that saw hundreds of thousands of Britons flee postwar austerity and move to Australia, paying a tenner for their passage on the understanding that a utopian existence awaited them in Oz, Ten Pound Poms concerns a gang of unfortunate Englanders who sail from Southampton to Sydney in 1956. Their plucky optimism is instantly squished when they find that, as was often the case with the real ten-pounders, the suburban idyll they’ve been promised i...

Events

1 week ago Urgent recall notice issued for popular Tesco seasoning over fears it is unsafe for peanut allergy sufferers

Shoppers have been told to return the seasoning, after a batch was found to contain peanuts, despite no mention of the allergen on the labels.

Politics

1 week ago Nestlé 'choking hazard' warning and Boots paracetamol urgent recalls

All the latest product recalls issued by the Food Standards Agency and why they've been pulled from supermarket shelves

Events