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Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Everyone is talking about Rachel Reeves and her tears... but we're all missing the REAL story on the outrageous scam that shames Britain
You're lucky to have me today. I had planned to take my new, taxpayer-subsidised Audi A8 long wheelbase job out for a spin, maybe down to Shoeburyness for a Rossi's ice cream and a pint of whelks. Nothing beats a nifty 99 (only the crumbliest, flakiest, etc) in this weather and seeing as everybody else on the beach seemed to be 'working from home', judging by those pictures in the papers, I thought: why not?
BBC News
14-05-2025
- BBC News
WW2 shell in Shoeburyness is detonated after being found on beach
Army officers carried out a controlled explosion of an anti-aircraft shell on a beach after a member of the public picked it Coastguard at Southend-on-Sea said the person picked up what appeared to be a World War Two ordnance at Shoeburyness on explosive ordnance disposal team carried out the detonation later that stretch of beach is operated by the Ministry of Defence and is off limits to the public. A coastguard spokesperson said: "Today was a clear example that by ignoring such warning signs and entering this restricted area you may come across live ordnance on these beaches and mud flats." The spokesperson said the member of the public placed the ordnance beside the HM Coastguard station at West Slip when they realised what it might be, and called coastguard team put a 100m (328ft) cordon in place, covering Shoebury Common Beach, the adjoining nature reserve and the car park behind Ness added: "Because these items can be so dangerous, if you ever see something suspicious or out of the ordinary on the beach or in the sea, do not touch it, move it or take it home."The cordon was lifted at 18:25 BST. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
