UK: Preston man, 34, arrested under Explosives Act in Ingol

A 34-year-old man charged after explosives were found at a property in Preston has made his first court appearance. David Rutherford, 34, of Tag Croft, Preston, who is also known as Kaylee Rutherford, appeared before magistrates in Preston on Friday, June 5, charged with possession Read More …

United Kingdom: ‘Suspicious items’ uncovered at two homes in Fallowfield

Police have confirmed two incidents involving reports of ‘suspicious items’ in Fallowfield are being treated as linked. Emergency crews and bomb disposal experts first descended on Abram Close on Saturday evening (June 6) after a suspicious item was discovered in a front garden. Read More …

UK: Homes evacuated in Coventry after unexploded WWII bomb found at construction site

A major police operation has resulted in nearly 100 homes being evacuated after construction workers unearthed an unexploded World War II bomb. West Midlands Police issued the order for residents to vacate 96 properties after the hazardous wartime device was Read More …

UK: Beach cordoned off as bomb squad called out to Mablethorpe

A cordon was set up at Mablethorpe Beach after the bomb squad was called to a potential unexploded item. The item was identified and believed to be a 60cm two-inch mortar. Read more… Source:  LincolnshireLive News Sign up for the Counter-IED Report Read More …

UK: Bomb disposal team detonate device on Bridlington beach

Humberside Police said a cordon was in place in Foresters Way, Bridlington with an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team in the area. A force spokesperson said: “The device was examined by the EOD team who successfully detonated the device on Read More …

UK: Edgware man jailed for 29 years after making pipe bomb and hiding it under car

An Edgware man has been jailed for 29 years after making a homemade pipe bomb and hiding it underneath a car in Borehamwood. Robert Kovacs, 39, of Tenby Road, Edgware was also found guilty of making an explosive substance with intent Read More …

UK: Bomb squad carry out controlled explosion after ‘grenade’ found in garden

A police bomb squad has carried out a controlled explosion in a Scottish town after a suspected hand grenade was found in a garden. Officers were sent to the property in the Broadloan area of Renfrew at 7.30pm on Monday night after Read More …

UK: Man arrested in Manchester for making explosive device

A chemical substance incident which sparked a major emergency response in Manchester’s Gay Village is not being treated as terror-related, police have said. One man was arrested on suspicion of making an explosive device after the chemical substances were uncovered in a Read More …

Hantavirus-hit ship evacuation completed as quarantines begin

The repatriation effort, coordinated by Spanish authorities with support from WHO, the European Union, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and multiple governments, marked the end of an emergency operation that has gripped global health attention for weeks Read More …

Northern Ireland: Reward offered for information about Dunmurry car bomb

Detectives carried out road stops in Dunmurry near Belfast on Saturday as Crimestoppers offered a reward of up to £20,000 for information about the car bomb attack on a police station two weeks ago. At around 10.45pm on April 25 Read More …

UK: Controlled explosion near County Durham beach after unexploded ordnance found

A controlled explosion was carried out at a County Durham beach as an unexploded ordnance was found. Durham Police were called at about 5.20pm on Thursday (May 7) following reports of an unexploded ordnance on waste land close to the Read More …

The UK renews £1.6M for Cambodia mine action

Thousands of Cambodian farming families will live and work more safely as the UK renews its commitment to mine action in Cambodia, now in its fourth decade of support with an estimated total contribution of £65 million (over USD 85 Read More …

Northern Ireland: Teenager among three people arrested over Lurgan police station car bomb attack

Three people, including a teenage boy, have been arrested in connection with the investigation into an attack on a police station in Northern Ireland in March. The device, which was the size of a briefcase, had been placed in the Read More …

UK: Explosion which killed two ”caused by hand grenade set off by ex”

Two people died after a house explosion in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, on Sunday morning, with three others including a child injured and later released from hospital. Reports now say it was caused by a man setting off a grenade Read More …

UK: Two arrested for arson after fire at Golders Green memorial wall

A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of arson over a fire at a memorial wall in Golders Green, police have said. A 46-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, who have not been named, were arrested at Read More …

UK: Over 1,200 homes evacuated after 250kg WW2 device found in Plymouth

Police have activated a 400m cordon around a building site in Southway after a huge 250kg WW2 bomb was found yesterday (Wednesday, April 29). Cordons are in place in the vicinity of Aldi in Southway, with several roads closed and Read More …

UK: Mystery ‘El Money’ figure offered to pay men to set fire to property linked to Starmer

A series of arson attacks on property linked to Keir Starmer was masterminded by a Russian-speaking contact using the pseudonym “El Money”, a court has heard. Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Petro Pochynok, 35, both from Ukraine, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, Read More …

UK: Police treating stabbing of two men in Golders Green as terrorism

Police are treating the stabbing of two men in Golders Green, north London, as terrorism, with the suspect described as having been hunting for anyone “visibly Jewish” to attack. The stabbings, which happened just after 11am on Wednesday, follow a Read More …

Northern Ireland: PSNI investigating Dunmurry bomb attack make arrest

Police investigating the Dunmurry car bomb attack have made an arrest. In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, the PSNI said detectives from their Terrorism Investigation Unit had made the arrest. The statement added: “Following searches this morning, Tuesday 28 Read More …