Is the end of the world coming?

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ARMAGEDDON. End times. Extinc­tion of humanity. The Apocalypse. Call it what you will, but are we fa­­cing the end of the world?

A chilling viral video that’s been shared on WhatsApp this week shows a BBC news footage of Nato forces and the Russian Navy enga­ging in open warfare. It then cuts to scenes of the Queen and the royal family leaving Buckingham Palace to an undisclosed location and finally (with an alarm going off in the background), a message from the ministry of defence warning of an imminent nuclear attack in locations such as London, Manchester, Bir­mingham, Liverpool and Glasgow. The video ends with a call to seek shelter immediately.