UK defence review: Nicola Sturgeon attacks Boris Johnson over nuclear weapons stockpile plans

‘Bairns not bombs’: Nicola Sturgeon attacks Boris Johnson over plans to increase the UK’s nuclear weapons stockpile as she accuses of PM of once claiming Scots were ‘free-riding on English taxpayers’ in election campaign speech She blasted plans to potentially increase the UK’s atomic weapons stockpile  The SNP has long campaigned to have nuclear weapons … Read more

Britain is to INCREASE its nuclear weapons stockpile by more than 40 per cent

Britain is to increase its nuclear weapons stockpile by more than 40 per cent and could use them if UK is threatened by chemical or biological attacks or as-yet unknown weapons, it was revealed today. The Integrated Review raises the limit on the number of Trident warheads that can be stored from 180 to a … Read more

Chemical stockpile that caused Beirut blast ‘shipped by business with ties to Syria’s Assad’

Chemical stockpile that caused Beirut explosion ‘was shipped by business with ties to figures linked to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’ Three figures with ties to the Syrian regime shared London office with Savaro Ltd Savaro reportedly purchased 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that blew up George Haswani and Imad and Mudalal Khuri are Syrian-Russian nationals They … Read more

Banks stockpile cash for bumper bonuses: Barclays boosts payout

Banks have begun stockpiling cash to pay out bumper bonuses in the New Year, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.  Documents show Barclays has boosted this year’s bonus pool for bankers by 9 per cent to £745million – £63million more than it set aside last year – after making huge profits at its investment bank.  … Read more

Matt Hancock says the UK is to ‘stockpile’ PPE as domestic firms sign deals for two BILLION items

Matt Hancock announces the UK is to ‘stockpile’ protective gowns, masks and gloves as domestic firms sign deals to provide two BILLION items of PPE for the Government and the NHS Health Secretary said that authoritieds no longer struggling with demand Will now build up stocks against future outbreaks Domestic deals to produce two billion items … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Woman with PPE stockpile won’t donate to NHS

Woman, 35, who stockpiled £2,500 of masks, gloves and face shields refuses to donate any to the NHS as they ‘should have been more prepared’ Becca Brown, from Portsmouth, stockpiled masks, gloves, face shields and food She spent more than £2,500 on her ‘PPE kit’ and went £700 into debt to afford it Ms Brown … Read more

One in four medics forced to re-use protective clothing as failure to stockpile dates back 11 years

The Government’s shambolic handling of the PPE crisis was laid bare last night after a documentary claimed ministers counted every glove individually instead of in pairs to boast of delivering one million bits of protective kit to NHS staff. A BBC Panorama investigation revealed Number 10 had failed to buy enough masks, gowns, visors and … Read more

Price of coffee is set to RISE as countries stockpile beans amid fears coronavirus will hit supply

Price of COFFEE is set to rise as countries around the world stockpile beans amid fears coronavirus will hit the supply chain Importers in coffee drinking nations have brought orders forward by a month Strong demand amid expectations of tightening supply has pushed up prices In Brazil they are near record levels at £85 per … Read more

Supermarkets to stockpile supplies in coronavirus ‘hotspots’ to prevent food from running short

Supermarkets to stockpile supplies in coronavirus ‘hotspots’ to prevent food from running short Environment Secretary George Eustice will hold talks with supermarket chiefs  It will be aimed at stopping panic buying and ensuring food supply continues They will also consider how the supermarkets will deliver food to elderly people  By Mark Hookham For The Mail On … Read more

Panic-buyers show off pantries full of groceries as they stockpile ahead of coronavirus epidemic

Australians are panic-buying items such as toilet paper, pasta and medication due to coronavirus. Images have shown empty shelves and trolleys filled to the brim at major supermarkets such as Coles and Woolworths as people rush to fill their pantries.  One mother, Leanne McLennan, shared images to Facebook of her stockpile that she has been … Read more