{
  "id": 18738946,
  "title": "Ex-British soldier, 71, stocks 600 food cans to survive 100-day emergency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/ex-british-soldier-71-stocks-600-food-cans-to-survive-100-day",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-07T15:32:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/in-2022-former-british-army-serviceman-ian-ferguson-began-stockpiling-food-after-the-ukraine-war-began-now-at-71-he-has-600-cans-in-his-shed-to-prepare-for-a-100-day-lockdown-or-national-emergency/articleshow/135640555.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 71-year-old former British Army soldier, Ian Ferguson, has amassed a stockpile of 600 cans of food in his garden shed, preparing for a potential 100-day emergency or national crisis. Ferguson, who lives in Weymouth, Dorset, began stockpiling in 2022, following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, and has no plans to stop adding to his collection. His emergency supplies also include wind-up radios, camping stoves, sleeping bags, water filtration tubes, and other basic tools that could help him collect supplies from nearby woods. Ferguson emphasizes the importance of community support during emergencies and believes that six tins of food a day would be sufficient for him to survive for at least 100 days without visiting a supermarket.",
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}