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An unexploded device found in the Peak District was identified as post-war allied ordnance and safely destroyed in a controlled explosion by a bomb disposal unit.

An unexploded military device found in a loft in St Annes was safely removed and detonated on the beach after a precautionary evacuation and cordon.

A WWII bomb discovered at a Plymouth building site will be destroyed in a controlled explosion after over 1,200 homes were evacuated.

A controlled explosion was carried out after six unexploded devices were found on Medmerry Beach, which is often affected by wartime munitions washing ashore.

A suspected WWII bomb found in a London Colney garden led to evacuations before experts confirmed it was safe and removed it.

A controlled explosion was carried out on an unexploded device found in Docking, leading to a temporary road closure before the area was made safe and reopened.

Homes in Portreath were evacuated and a 100m cordon set up after an unexploded bomb was found, with an EOD team attending the scene.

A World War Two mortar shell found in the River Wensum prompted a police cordon and was safely destroyed in a controlled explosion by an EOD team.

Two German WW2 bombs found in Exmouth and Plymouth triggered major evacuations before specialists identified their fuses, moved them out to sea, and safely detonated them.

Bomb disposal experts safely removed a Second World War two‑inch smoke mortar found in Stelling Minnis after police reported a suspicious item.

A Second World War grenade discovered in a Smallford garden prompted a 100‑metre cordon and local evacuations before EOD experts carried out a controlled explosion, after which the area was declared safe and road closures were lifted.

A man renovating his garden in Wrexham discovered buried World War II-era ammunition from a former Home Guard station, which was safely seized by police for destruction.

Seven artillery shells and a mortar discovered on Drigg beach in Cumbria were safely detonated in three controlled explosions by bomb disposal experts.

A suspected World War Two bomb found in a Cheshire village was safely relocated for controlled detonation, prompting evacuations and warnings of possible multiple explosions.

A couple in Newark accidentally discovered a suspected World War II bomb while clearing a riverbank, prompting a police response and a controlled explosion by bomb disposal experts.

A wildfire on Langdale Moor in North Yorkshire has triggered over 18 explosions from hidden World War II ordnance, complicating firefighting efforts and prompting multiple bomb disposal responses.

A suspected World War II bomb found in Staxton, North Yorkshire, was safely removed and detonated by bomb disposal experts. 

Three unexploded German World War II bombs found in a Penarth garden were safely removed by bomb disposal experts, allowing evacuated residents to return home later that day.

A suspected grenade found near Gorton Road in Stockport led to evacuations and a police cordon, with bomb disposal teams dispatched and no suspicion of foul play.

A suspected German mortar bomb taken home from Jersey’s sand dunes was safely recovered by the Bomb Disposal Officer, prompting police to warn the public against handling potential World War II remnants.