Army bomb squad officers were called out almost every day in the North within the space of a year, new figures have revealed.

Army bomb disposal experts have found two viable devices in separate parts of the North in the last 24 hours, it was confirmed tonight.

Army bomb disposal experts last night defused a pipe bomb type device discovered by a child at a sports ground.

Army bomb disposal experts tonight defused a pipe bomb type device discovered by a child at a sports ground.