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Royal Navy bomb disposal experts detonate 770lb WWII mine after it was caught by startled fishermen off the Clyde A fishing boat hauled the 770lb WWI German mine in their nets in Scotland Royal Navy divers described the 80-year-old mine as being in ‘pristine condition’ A demolition squad carefully placed the mine back on the … Read more
A campaign led by actress Joanna Lumley is calling for unexploded WWII bombs in the seas around British to be quietly ‘burnt out’, rather than violently detonated. It is estimated that some 100,000 tonnes of unexploded wartime munitions lurk in Britain’s waters — much of which needs clearing to make way for new wind farms. However, the traditional … Read more
Boom crown rat: Magawa the bomb disposal rodent is awarded animal George Cross after discovering dozens of explosive devices Bomb disposal rat Magawa scratches the top of the ground when he detects a landmine which alerts handlers He can search tennis court size area in 30 minutes which can take a human and metal detector up … Read more
A nuclear power plant has been evacuated after a dangerous chemical was discovered. Bomb disposal experts cleared part of the Sellafield site in Cumbria after organic peroxide was found during a routine inspection yesterday. The sprawling station has been shut down until the chemical can be safely removed from the Magnox Reprocessing Plant. Bosses said … Read more
Bomb disposal experts explode 11 wartime explosive devices found by metal detectorist in one sweep of beach Glenn Evans discovered the explosive devices in the sand at Sandwich Bay, Kent Metal detectorist called the police after making the discovery on Wednesday Police were joined by an army disposal team which safely disposed of munitions By … Read more
Seagull is rescued after getting coronavirus face mask tangled around its feet as RSPCA warns public to throw used PPE in the bin RSPCA Essex South rescued the distressed seagull in Chelmsford on Saturday The bird had developed swollen joints because of the coronavirus face mask It was taken to South Essex Wildlife Hospital in Grays … Read more
‘It’s actually working!’ Viral TikTok video reveals how to clean out a garbage disposal using just ICE – and you see results immediately TikTok user Desiree, who is known as @dm3lt on the app, shared the trick on May 7; it’s been viewed 5.9 million times She stuffed ice cubes into her garbage disposal and … Read more