AN EXPLOSION at a firing range in Shoebury in which four weapons testers had to be taken to safety, is being investigated. The blast happened at about 11am on Saturday at the Ministry of Defence site ...

Photos of a large plume of smoke surfaced around 2.20pm on Wednesday following reports an explosion could be heard in Southend. The smoke and noise was said to have come from the MOD site, which is ...

A sonic boom heard across parts of the East and South East of England sounded like "an explosion", shook houses and set off ...

"Due to the risk of unexploded ordnance, firefighters cannot enter the impact area," the MoD said Fire crews have been told they cannot enter Salisbury Plain to tackle fires on Ministry of Defence ...

A fire at a military firing range that burned for several days began during explosives training, the MoD has said. The blaze, which started on 16 June, destroyed 16 hectares of forest and scrubland at ...

An explosion at a Ministry of Defence site in Essex is being investigated. The blast happened at about 11:00 BST at a centre for disarming weaponry, run by defence contractor QinetiQ, in Blackgate ...

An explosion that damaged the Crimean Bridge will “likely have a significant impact” on Russia’s ability to “sustain its forces in southern Ukraine”, intelligence chiefs have said. A huge blast on ...