Food firms warn over government plan to make them pay for waste disposal

Food firms warn government plan to make them pay for litter picking and waste disposal will increase household meal bills by £125 a year Ministers are consulting on the plan to reduce litter and increase recycling  Firms would have to pay for cost of disposing the packaging they produce  Food and Drink Federation claimed the … Read more

Chinese bomb disposal rookie undergoes training as huge fireball erupts behind him 

Oops, wrong wire! Chinese bomb disposal rookie undergoes training as huge fireball erupts behind him Dramatic images captured an intense training session for the Chinese military’s bomb disposal team The exercise aimed at improving servicemen’s ‘technical and tactical levels’, state media reported One of the images shows a young trainee holding an explosive device while standing near … Read more

Royal Navy bomb disposal experts detonate 770lb WWII mine

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

Boom crown rat: Magawa the bomb disposal rodent is awarded animal George Cross

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

Boom crown rat: Magawa the bomb disposal rodent is awarded animal George Cross

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

Bomb disposal team are called to Sellafield nuclear site after explosive chemical discovered

Bomb disposal team are called to Sellafield nuclear site after explosive chemical organic peroxide was discovered during routine inspection Bomb disposal experts have led evacuation of Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria Chemical organic peroxide found during a routine inspection of plant yesterday The sprawling site has been shut down until the chemical can be safely … Read more