UK: Man jailed after explosives found at his Sunderland home

A North East man has been jailed after explosive substances were found in his home, after bomb experts called in to check them. Andrew Tait, 42, was arrested when police attended his Pennywell Road home in Sunderland after being tipped Read More …

UK: Birmingham terror suspect had bomb-making video on phone

A TikTok user from Birmingham with more than 27,000 followers has gone on trial accused of having a bomb-making video on his phone. A court heard the video showed how to make an improvised explosive which had been used in Read More …

UK: Controlled explosion carried out on Kent beach

Bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a Kent beach. A piece of suspected ordnance was found by a metal detectorist at West Bay in Westgate-on-Sea on Saturday morning. Coastguards closed the beach until Sunday morning, when Read More …

Atlantic Ocean: 200,000 toxic barrels threaten to poison millions

More than 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste have lain scattered across the Atlantic Ocean for nearly 50 years, a relic of an era when dumping nuclear materials at sea was considered safe. Between 1946 and 1990, European countries, including France Read More …

UK: Controlled explosion of Second World War mortar found near beach in Hampshire

The Navy has confirmed that a suspected bomb found by a metal detectorist was a wartime mortar. On August 24, a metal detectorist came across a suspected bomb at Taddiford Gap in Lymington. The metal detectorist, Jack, found it at Read More …

UK: Bomb team detonates artillery shell found on Drigg Beach

An artillery shell found on a beach has been detonated in a controlled explosion. Whitehaven Coastguard Rescue Team said the ordnance had been discovered on Drigg Beach in Cumbria on Sunday by a member of the public. It said the Read More …

Northern Ireland: Banbridge arson investigation after car destroyed in petrol bomb attack

A car has been destroyed in a late night petrol bomb attack in Co Down. The vehicle was set light in the Castelwellan Road area of Banbridge in what police believe was a petrol bomb attack on Tuesday evening, August Read More …

UK: Antique collectables are detonated after discovery

Officers have carried out a controlled explosion after suspicious items were found at a home. Essex Police said it had initially attended the property in Britten Avenue, Basildon, at 12:56 BST, for what it said were unrelated matters. But the Read More …

UK continues support for mine clearance in Syria

The UK has stressed its continued support for efforts to clear Syrian territory of mines. The British envoy for Syria, Ann Snow, warned in a post on X platform that “Syria is set to record the highest number of civilian Read More …

UK: Bomb disposal team carries out controlled explosion in Surrey

A bomb disposal team has carried out a controlled explosion after a suspicious device was found along a Surrey road. Whyteleafe Hill was closed on Tuesday (August 12) after an unexploded device was discovered at a building site. Officers were Read More …

Northern Ireland: Man arrested after ‘multiple viable devices discovered’ in Co Tyrone

One man, aged in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances as residents were forced to spend the night away from their homes after a security alert in Co Tyrone. Emergency services were called to Read More …

UK: Radioactive water ‘leaked into loch’ from nuclear base

Radioactive water from a Royal Navy nuclear weapons base leaked into a loch after old pipes repeatedly burst, according to official files. The Guardian, external and The Ferret, external found the material was released into Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Read More …

Northern Ireland: Three people escape injury in petrol bomb attack

The police are appealing for information after a petrol bomb was thrown through the window of a house in Coleraine, County Londonderry. The incident happened on Maple Drive at about 01:30 BST on Wednesday. The Police Service of Northern Ireland Read More …

UK: Homes evacuated after WW2 firebombs found in Penarth

Earlier today, fifty homes in Penarth were evacuated after unexploded ‘highly flammable’ German bombs from World War Two were discovered in a local garden. Three unexploded incendiary bombs have been discovered in Plassey Street, Penarth. Incendiary bombs are weapons designed Read More …

UK: Warning after several suspected bombs found on Holme beach

People are being warned not to search for bombs on a beach in Norfolk. It follows a spate of suspected bombs being discovered at Holme, near Hunstanton, over the past week. The Hunstanton Coastguard Rescue Team issued the caution after Read More …

Ghana Army, UK EOD team hold graduation for IEDD trainees

The Ghana Army School of Ammunition and Explosives (GASAE) has held a graduation ceremony for trainees of the Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) Basic and Assistant Course 2–25 at Michel Camp on Friday, 01 August 2025. The six-week intensive programme Read More …

Going Far, Together: U.S. and UK Collaboration Promotes CBRN Deterrence

Last month, JPEO-CBRND hosted CBRN defense experts from across the U.S. Department of Defense and UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Science, Technology, and Acquisition Forum (C-STAF). This annual bilateral meeting fosters collaboration Read More …

UK: Mortar shell neutralised by controlled explosion on beach north of Lowestoft

Video showed the moment a mortar shell was destroyed in a controlled explosion on a beach. Gorleston Coastguard said it was called to help bomb disposal experts safely neutralise the device just north of Lowestoft on the Suffolk-Norfolk border on Read More …