Guernsey Police carried out a controlled explosion of a World War II mortar at L'Ancresse Bay on Tuesday. A member of the public found the mortar just under the surface of the sand while out walking ...

Mark Kinsler reflects on a cardboard tube that was a case for a mortar round and is reminded that the WWII generation didn't always tell their stories ...

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THE army carried out a controlled explosion in Addingham yesterday after a member of the public discovered what is thought to be a WWII mortar. Police officers from Ilkley attended the incident at ...

Part of a major road in Warwickshire has been cordoned off over fears about an unexploded World War II shell. Warwickshire Police have thrown a closure around the A45 London Road. They say that the ...

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A World War II mortar sparked bomb squad drama on a Teesside beach. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was called to Marske seafront on Saturday morning. A cordon was erected around the device ...

A member of the public found the mortar just under the surface of the sand while out walking their dog. The police were alerted and four officers carried out a controlled explosion at about 1730 GMT.

THE Royal Navy were called following reports of an unexploded mortar shell on a beach. A suspected unexploded World War Two mortar shell was found on Lancing beach at around 2.45 this afternoon. A ...