UK: Residents evacuated after ‘highly explosive grenade’ found in Bedworth

A ‘highly explosive’ hand grenade found in Bedworth over the weekend has been ‘destroyed.’ It was discovered on Mavor Drive on Sunday (August 25). Experts from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team carried out a ‘controlled explosion’ of the device, Read More …

UK: Controlled explosion after ‘historic device’ found in Bedworth

A controlled explosion has taken place in a Warwickshire town after the discovery of what police described as a “historic device”. Police were called to Mavor Drive in Bedworth at around 13:30 BST on Sunday after several objects were found, Read More …

UK: Military bomb disposal experts called in after discovery of WW2 bomb on HS2 rail line

A German Second World War bomb has been detonated by military bomb disposal experts in a controlled explosion, after it was discovered at a High Speed 2 (HS2) rail site in Warwickshire. Police had been called to an area of Read More …