The shells were found by Staffordshire Police on the site near Milestone Way, in Chasetown, and a 200m (656ft) cordon was soon after put in place. Members of the public are being advised to stay away ...

A spent mortar shell has been found on a beach by a person using a metal detector. Gorleston Coastguard, from Norfolk, said the detectorist discovered the "suspicious item" on Benacre beach, Suffolk, ...

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KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has increased production of mortar shells from zero before Russia's invasion to millions per year now, but a global explosives shortage is constraining the push to ramp up the ...

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Mortar bombs have been found buried in a village, which was declared completely free from explosives in 2017. Police recovered a stock of 40 mortar shells from a plot of land in the Potthar ...

These are the mortars bomb disposal officers exploded after they were discovered in a Guisborough skip. Police were called to Bennison Street in Guisborough at around 1.30pm on Monday - and found the ...

A number of roads were closed for several hours, including during the evening rush hour, in Chesterfield after police were called to a waste management company following the discovery of three ...

The shells were found by a resident cleaning out the garden of a house in Banbury Road just after 08:30 BST. About 10 homes in Stratford-upon-Avon were evacuated after two artillery mortar shells were ...