Bombs from the Second World War have exploded on a beach in Northumberland this morning.

The controlled explosions were done following the discover of the two wartime bombs near Berwick.

Bad weather and high tides led to the 500lb devices being found at Goswick Sands, near Berwick.

They were discovered by an RAF team who constantly watch the area as it was was used as an airdrop weapons range during the Second World War.

There were two controlled explosions on Friday morning after exclusion zones were set up around the bombs.

Sgt Paul Siviter, who found the bombs, said they had been informing people in the area about the explosions. He said once devices were found, they liked to dispose of them as quickly as possible.

Flt Sgt Mark Bulger, who was in charge of the explosions, said they had carried out the process many times before.

He said they had been surprised about the discovery because bombs of that size are not usually found, especially two of them. He said more could be discovered.

He said: "We have got a site that is permanently manned and they actively search the area with locators so anything they locate they will dig up and we will dispose of.

"This is unusual because the tide has actually uncovered the bombs"

Two teams were sent out, one to each bomb, and they placed chargers on top of the bombs.

A 2.2km exclusion zone was set up around each bomb, with much of the beach and the causeway to Holy Island closed off.

The bombs were also near a nature reserve and people were around the site leading up to the explosion to make sure there were no birds in the area.