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Boat Races Go Ahead After WW2 Bomb Find

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The 163rd University Boat Race will go ahead after a World War Two shell was removed from the River Thames. The Met Police confirmed the submerged item was assessed and removed by specialist officers earlier on Sunday. It was found on the northern shore near Putney Bridge, west London, on Saturday. Experts had to wait … Read more

Unexploded Wartime Bomb Casts Doubt On 163rd Boat Race

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No decision will made until later on Sunday on whether the should go ahead A suspected unexploded World War Two bomb discovered on the banks of the River Thames could threaten the university Boat Race. The find was made near Putney Bridge, west London, a day before the 163rd Oxford v Cambridge race. No decision … Read more