When apocalypse comes, head to the supermarket

The average supermarket contains enough supplies to keep a person fed and watered for more than half a century, a scientist has predicted.

Lewis Dartnell said large stores are stocked with non-perishable goods to last one adult 55 years.

The author and astrobiology scientist conducted the research on how the UK could survive an apocalypse ahead of his appearance at a science fair in Birmingham.