UK: Bomb squad called to beach after artillery find

Artillery shells and a mortar found on a beach have been detonated in a number of controlled explosions. The items were found at Drigg, in Cumbria, by a member of the public on Thursday, with Whitehaven’s Coastguard Rescue Team was 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 …

Exercise Cambrian Patrol: Is this the world’s toughest military exercise?

Forty-eight hours. Over 40 miles across the arduous Brecon Beacons. Weather conditions: awful. Personal loads in the excess of 80 pounds. Who will win? Did I mention that Cambrian Patrol is an unofficial race? The annual exercise is organised by the Read More …