1,000 bombs found on beach

More than 1,000 explosives from the Second World War were uncovered following a landslide at a beach in Britain, coastguard officials said last night.

A guarded cordon had to be put in place after the ordnance at Mappleton beach near Hornsea, east Yorkshire, became exposed over the weekend. Bomb disposal units were brought in and were still dealing with the incident last night.

Mike Puplett, watch manager at Humber Coastguard, said the area was used by the RAF during the war and the cliffs were used for target practice.

He said: “Ordnance is uncovered several times a year due to coastal erosion but, with the recent poor weather we’ve had, it’s exacerbated the erosion and all this has been uncovered.

“There is a mix of rockets, mortars, 25lb bombs and more.”