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Factories close, offices shut: what happens if the UK runs out of gas

Get ready for factory closures and cold homes

9 October 2021

9:00 AM

9 October 2021

9:00 AM

The stove won’t light. The boiler won’t fire up. Pipes are frozen and the water has stopped running. Welcome to Christmas 2021. Amid a fierce cold snap, with another ‘Beast from the East’ blasting across the country, the UK’s meagre stockpiles of gas have been exhausted and the country is plunged into a crisis.

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