UK: ‘Controlled explosion’ carried out as police investigate suspicious incident in Nottingham

A ‘controlled explosion’ has been carried out in Nottingham as police investigate a suspicious incident. Homes were evacuated in the Lenton area after a bomb disposal van had been spotted in the area. The force confirmed at around 3.20pm today Read More …

UK: Fake ‘bomb’ made from shower gel bottle and rubber glove forced a lockdown of HMP Lowdham Grange

A Nottinghamshire jail was placed in lockdown for hours when one of the prisoners placed a hoax improvised bomb in the exercise yard of its segregation unit. Nottingham Crown Court heard how convicted arsonist Mathew Lea left the plastic bottle Read More …

UK: Bomb squad called after family discover live WW2 grenade with metal detector

David Ecob and his eight-year-old Jasmine and seven-year-old Isabelle Stansfield had to run for cover and call the police after making the discovery on Sunday. The trio found the grenade after digging down just three inches below the dirt in Read More …

UK: Church Laneham man jailed after homemade pipe bomb explodes

A man who made a pipe bomb that caused a residential street to be evacuated has been jailed for two years. Nottinghamshire Police said a man found the device in a ditch on Riverview in Church Laneham on 28 February. Read More …

UK: Man arrested after pipe bomb was discovered under hedge in ‘sleepy village’ in Nottinghamshire

Residents in a ‘sleepy village’ have spoken of their shock after an explosive device was found under a hedge. A man has been arrested after a small, pipe-bomb like device was found in Church Laneham on Sunday. Police were called Read More …