Blitz spirit returns as families stock up on torches, generators and tinned food

The Blitz spirit is returning as families splash out on torches and generators for possible blackouts this winter.

And people are also snapping up cheaper wartime grub like Spam.

Amid fears of a National Grid power cut, Travis Perkins said sales of £200 generators leapt 200% in the first 11 days of October compared with the same time last year.