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Navy sent to bomb found off coast
Posted on 15 May 2008 at 5:27am
The Navy is called out to perform a controlled explosion of a bomb found six kilometres off the Essex coast.

Cornwall lose SWCC title decider
Posted on 15 May 2008 at 3:15am
Tavistock's Glyn Hobbs hits a hat-trick as Devon beat Cornwall 3-2 to win the South West Counties Championship.

Lottery luck for bride and groom
Posted on 13 May 2008 at 11:49am
A bride and groom celebrate a £1.75m lottery win less than a week after exchanging vows.

Scots glen SOS picked up in USA
Posted on 12 May 2008 at 4:01am
A distress signal sent by a Danish hill walker is detected 4,000 miles away in Texas and relayed back to Scottish police.

HMS Bulwark opens to the public
Posted on 11 May 2008 at 4:22am
A Royal Navy warship welcomes visitors while it is berthed at Liverpool's cruise liner terminal.

Bomb team at Local Hero village
Posted on 9 May 2008 at 7:48am
A Royal Nayy bomb disposal unit is called to Pennan after a metal object was found on the shore.

£55,000 clocked up for rare Rolex
Posted on 9 May 2008 at 6:41am
A rare military watch worth £55,000 is discovered after its unsuspecting owner takes it to be repaired.

Man hurt by home-made explosive
Posted on 5 May 2008 at 2:59am
A house in north Devon is sealed off after a home-made explosive goes off, injuring a man.

Vehicle 'might have saved marine'
Posted on 2 May 2008 at 9:50am
A Royal Marine might not have died if more heavily-armoured vehicles were available, an inquest hears.

Shorts row ends in police escort
Posted on 30 Apr 2008 at 11:49am
A postman is escorted home by police in a row over shorts, the Communication Workers Union says.

William visits Afghanistan troops
Posted on 30 Apr 2008 at 5:52am
Prince William made a secret visit, approved by the Queen, to meet British troops in Afghanistan, it emerges.

Quakes caused by mine clearance
Posted on 29 Apr 2008 at 7:12pm
Explosions recorded on earthquake survey equipment were caused by minesweepers, the navy says.

Lost-and-found bomb is detonated
Posted on 29 Apr 2008 at 1:22pm
A World War II bomb which was found on the Suffolk coast last week, then lost at sea, is detonated.

Long wait for sub name lobbyists
Posted on 28 Apr 2008 at 9:07am
Campaigners calling for the next class of submarines to be named after a Cumbrian town face a 10-year wait.

Quake kit registers navy exercise
Posted on 28 Apr 2008 at 5:01am
Military activity at sea is picked up on equipment monitoring earthquakes in the UK.

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