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Cutting-edge security technology could mean passengers see shorter queues and faster, more effective airport screening processes. Eight projects have been awarded £1.8 million in government funding to develop innovative technology, which has the potential to bolster airport security while also Read More …
40 Commando Royal Marines and The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have staged the UK’s biggest annual exercise to prepare troops for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) operations. Exercise TOXIC DAGGER is supported by Dstl, along with Public Read More …
London City Airport said all flights in and out would be cancelled, and urged passengers not to travel to the airport and contact their airlines for further information. According to its website, 131 flights were scheduled to depart the airport Read More …
A second controlled explosion has been carried out after another suspected World War Two bomb was discovered at Edgewater Park. Officers from Cheshire Police were called to the scene earlier to deal with the discovery of the ‘unexploded artillery shell’. A Read More …
This Defence and Security Accelerator (Accelerator) themed competition seeks to make a real difference in aviation security through innovative science and technology. The competition is looking for proposals to improve our ability to prevent explosives, hidden within electrical items in passenger baggage, from Read More …
A couple who met on an online dating website have been found guilty of plotting an Islamic State-inspired attack over Christmas. Munir Mohammed, 37, enlisted the help of pharmacist Rowaida el-Hassan on SingleMuslim.com after volunteering for a lone wolf mission Read More …
The UK Security Expo 2017 – the global showcase that makes a real difference. It is always difficult when putting an event together to get the right balance of activity to generate sufficient interest – from a show organisers perspective Read More …
A 42-year-old man has been convicted of manufacturing drugs and explosives at his home on Westgate End in Wakefield. Vladimir Madle was convicted of a total of 12 offences today, following a week long trial at Leeds Crown Court. He Read More …
A police bomb squad has been called to a property in Chesterfield following early morning raids in which four men were arrested. Anti-terror police targeted three properties in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire in a move to foil a planned terror Read More …
London: An Indian-origin teenager in the UK has been convicted of trying to buy explosives online with intent to endanger life or cause serious injury. Gurtej Singh Randhawa, 19, was arrested in May after undercover officers from UK’s National Crime Agency Read More …
A teenager has been convicted of trying to import explosives from the dark web with intent to endanger life. Gurtej Singh Randhawa, from Wolverhampton, attempted to buy a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, which would be sent to him. The 19-year old was Read More …
A man has been arrested after “suspicious items were found in a house” in Sheldon on Saturday. The 29-year-old was arrested on suspicion of firearms offences on Saturday afternoon. It follows a swoop on a house in Garretts Green Lane Read More …
Durham city centre was in lockdown on Monday evening after historical explosive devices were handed in at a police station. Several nearby office buildings were evacuated as bomb disposal experts worked to remove them. Experts carried out a controlled detonation Read More …
The UK has supplied $4 million of explosives-handling equipment for use in Sirte and by the US firm that has been engaged to help clear unexploded ordnance from the town. British ambassador Peter Millet said:“This equipment is a tangible sign Read More …
A would-be bomber bought the wrong type of nail varnish remover to make an explosive, a court has heard. Munir Mohammed enlisted chemist Rowaida El-Hassan, who he met on a dating website, to help him make a bomb or a Read More …
A cash machine has been blown up outside a Matalan in Darlington. The machine outside the store was targeted at about 01:20 BST with the explosion heard around the area. Durham Police said the blast on Neasham Road was not Read More …
Royal Navy divers have destroyed a test torpedo which had been speared by the anchor of a merchant vessel. The historic piece of machinery had been pierced by the anchor and dragged up from the 15-meter depth at which it had Read More …
British personnel in Iraq will be sent ‘outside the wire’ as part of a change in strategy in the fight against so-called Islamic State. UK forces deployed at Iraq’s Al-Asad Airbase will train further forward, and provide enhanced protection for those Brits working in Read More …
Fire crews and bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion in Sevenoaks earlier today (October 5). Residents close to the property on Woodside Road were advised to keep all windows and doors closed as a precaution. Kent Fire and Read More …
A Redruth man who was arrested following an explosion and discovery of a suspicious device in the town has been released under investigation. Armed police evacuated the streets around Redruth train station on Monday afternoon (October 1) after reports of a Read More …