The bomb squad were out at the weekend after a report of what was believed to be a First World War bomb in County Durham.

A walker on Newbiggin Common, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, thought he had stumbled across a bomb and called the police.

It was in a very remote location and the bomb squad had to battle through bogs and thick mud.

The inspector lost his boots in the sludge on more than one occasion.

Experts from the Royal Logistics Corps inspected the item and found that it was a 40mm rifled projectile.

They confirmed it was "thankfully not live".

A Barnard Castle Police spokesperson said: "Over the weekend, we received a call from a member of the public who had found what he believed to be an unexploded First World War bomb on Newbiggin Common, near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

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"Due to its remote location, it took quite a trek through bogs and mud to reach it – the inspector lost his boots on more than one occasion 

"Experts from the Royal Logistic Corps inspected it and found it to be a 40mm rifled projectile – it thankfully wasn’t live, but better to be safe than sorry.

"A big thank you to Raby Estates gamekeeper, Andrew Hyslop, who knew the area like the back of his hand and saved the team a much longer walk by taking them most of the way on his ATV."