The shells are thought to be from World War Two A controlled explosion has been carried out on a pair of suspected World War Two mortar shells that were found during a house clearance on Teesside.

A controlled explosion has been carried out on a World War Two mortar discovered in County Armagh ... It was later confirmed to be an unexploded WW2 device and was later destroyed.

A New Castle man was one of 58 Pennsylvania soldiers to die 81 years ago Sunday during an Allied invasion of Italy in World War II.