The Guardian reports that the BBC has already secretly prepared scripts to read on air in the event of energy shortages causing blackouts or empty gas reserves — a telling sign that between the war in Ukraine, growing energy uncertainty, and a fast-approaching winter, UK authorities are bracing for the absolute worst.

Always be Prepared

The BBC is preparing scripts in case there's a "major loss of power."

UK Authorities Anticipate Energy Blackouts This Winter

The UK's Environmental Agency announced that Britons may soon be drinking sewage water to counter the region's worsening environmental circumstances.

Wait, Really?

"We need to treat water as a precious resource, not a free good."

UK May Have to Make Peace With Drinking Water Made From Sewage, Official Says

The UK government is planning to bury the world's largest stockpile of radioactive nuclear waste beneath the ocean floor, sparking concern among experts.

Whale Tale

"Rather than solving a problem for future generations, it could be leaving them a legacy of a nuclear waste dump..."

Experts Warn UK Government Not to Bury Nuclear Waste Under Ocean Floor

The UK — which has announced a "red warning" for extreme heat — weapped London's 135-year-old Hammersmith Bridge silver foil to keep it from cracking.

Microwave Safe

They aren't ready for this heat.

London Wraps Historic Bridge in Foil to Save It from Horrific Heatwave

It may sound like an egregious flaunting of COVID-19 rules — but this massive in Liverpool, England, was in fact government sanctioned.

Room Full of Teens

Developments

"You can feel it, like big energy."

Scientists Hold Mask-Less Rave to Test Whether It'll Spread COVID

The UK National Health Service's Test and Trace team didn't report over 15,000 COVID-19 cases due to an easily avoided Excel fumble.

Taxpayers Paid 12 Billion Pounds for This

"This isn't just a shambles. It's so much worse."

The UK Didn't Realize How Bad COVID Had Gotten Because of an Excel Screwup

British PM Boris Johnson has been taken to the intesive care at around seven o'clock, UK time. First Secretary of State Dominic Raab to deputise.

First World Leader

Boris Johnson is the first major political leader to land in intensive care after testing positive.

Breaking: British Prime Minister With COVID-19 Moved to ICU

Johnson Unhinged

He wouldn't stop ranting about "pink-eyed Terminators" and "terrifying limbless chickens." Here's our analysis.

5 Insane Quotes From Boris Johnson's Bizarre UN Speech About Tech

Internet Regulation

But it might be setting itself up for failure.

The UK Government Is Planning to Regulate Hate Speech Online

“There are places where you are ankle-deep, or calf-deep, in animals."

Why Are British Beaches Littered With Dying Marine Life? 3 Things You Need to Know.

Britain is making headway in satellite innovation. 

New Satellite Will Shift Shape While in Space

"We've only just scratched the surface in terms of the capability of machine learning and AI in driving."

A UK Project Wants to Make Autonomous Driving More Human