UK: Trial could lead to airport hand luggage restrictions on liquids being scrapped

Security restrictions on liquids and laptops in airport hand luggage could be removed in the UK, due to the rollout of new high-tech 3D scanners. For 16 years, air passengers have had to take all hand luggage liquids, in containers Read More …

Northern Ireland police vehicle hit in suspected bomb attack

Police in Northern Ireland said Friday that two officers escaped injury when their vehicle was damaged by a homemade bomb. The force said it was treating the attack as attempted murder. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said the blast Read More …

Kenya: Scare at British official’s home in Nairobi over ‘abandoned bomb’

There was a scare at the official Nairobi residence of a senior British High Commission official when security stumbled on an “abandoned bomb”. This was after the security at the residence of the First Secretary at the High Commission raised Read More …

UK: Manchester Arena’s weapon scanning tech questioned

Some of the world’s biggest venues, including Manchester Arena, are using weapons scanners “incapable” of detecting some large knives. Evolv, a company that sells artificial-intelligence (AI) scanners, claims they can detect all weapons. But documents shared with BBC News by Read More …

Northern Ireland: Fire at Orange Hall in Magherafel treated as hate crime

A fire that extensively damaged an Orange hall in Magherafelt is being treated as a hate crime, police have said. Firefighters tackled the blaze at the premises on the Aghagaskin Road on Sunday evening. Police believe entry was forced at Read More …

Russia says UK navy blew up Nord Stream, London denies involvement

Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday (29 October) that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, a claim that London said was false and designed to distract from Russian military failures in Ukraine. Russia did Read More …

UK: £45 million alliance between military and industry set to deliver life-saving protection

Soldiers, vehicles and UK military bases around the world will receive innovative digital protection against remote and radio controlled Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) through a £45 million contract with British industry partners. Under the contract awarded to Team Protect, the Read More …

Northern Ireland: Controlled explosion on ‘viable’ pipe bomb in east Belfast

A controlled explosion has been carried out during a security alert in east Belfast after a “viable pipe bomb type device” was found, police have said. A number of homes were evacuated when the device was discovered in the Dundela Read More …

Northern Ireland: ‘Miracle no one was hurt’ after petrol station ATM explosion in County Down

It was a “miracle” no one was hurt after an explosion at a petrol station ATM on Monday, the site’s owner has said. Police received a report shortly after 03:15 BST of an ATM on fire at Temple, south of Read More …

UK, US and France release rare joint statement after Russia contacts them over ‘dirty bomb’ claims

Russia has engaged in an unusual burst of contact with the West’s three nuclear powers to raise baseless claims about a dirty bomb plot in Ukraine, amid fears of further escalation. In the past 48 hours, Vladimir Putin’s defence minister, Read More …

UK: Cash stolen from ATM after ‘small explosion’ at Launceston Co-op

Cash was stolen from an ATM in Launceston after thieves caused a ‘small explosion’ and reversed their van into the machine. The incident happened at a Co-op store on Newport Industrial Estate at around 2am on Thursday 20 October. Devon Read More …

UK: Further bomb squad call-out to housing development in Shrewsbury

Police have again closed a building site in Shrewsbury after more suspected unexploded ordnance was found. It is believed to be the fifth time bomb disposal experts have been called to the development where new homes are being built. A Read More …

Protecting our United Kingdom

Ask yourself, what is the purpose of any army? – of course, it is to protect the United Kingdom by being ready to fight and win wars on land. So, protect is the common weft weaving its way through the Read More …

UK: Railway closed after WW2 bomb found at Barrhead building site

An unexploded World War 2 bomb has been found in East Renfrewshire, prompting the closure of a railway line. Police were called to a Taylor Wimpey construction site on Springfield Road, Barrhead – where new houses are being built – Read More …

UK: Residents evacuated after men ‘placed hand grenade outside a house’ before fleeing the scene in Bury

People living in Whitefield had to be evacuated from their homes after a hand grenade was reported to have been found on a street. The police believe that two men on a motorbike “placed a hand grenade outside a house Read More …

UK: Manchester charity gets funding to clear landmines in Ukraine

A UK charity has received a two million dollar grant to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance in Ukraine and to deliver risk education to communities caught up in the conflict. The funding has been awarded to Manchester-headquartered MAG (Mines Advisory Read More …

American Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers participate in multinational exercise in Canada

CANADIAN FORCES BASE BORDEN, Ontario, Canada – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians are participating in a multinational counter explosive threat exercise at Canadian Forces Base Borden, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 18 – Oct. 4. During Exercise Ardent Defender, American Soldiers Read More …

UK: Starving Springer Spaniels found ‘roasting alive’ in Bracknell trailer will be trained in explosive detection and drugs detection in Kent

A litter of malnourished puppies found locked and ‘roasting alive’ inside a bike trailer near Bracknell have been adopted. Thames Valley Police discovered six Springer Spaniel’s and their mother without water, food or daylight inside the trailer on July 30, Read More …