Brits planning BBQs and World Cup drinkers could be among those hit by summer shortages if the Iran war drags on. The government has drawn up emergency plans for a “reasonable worst-case scenario” where the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz leads to a shortage of carbon dioxide. Reports say, were stocks to run low, healthcare and civil nuclear energy would be prioritised given CO2 is needed to cool blood supplies, organs and vaccines, as well as for electricity supply. But it raises the