Falmouth bomb - live: Mass evacuation and train lines to close after missile found

Hundreds of homes will be evacuated today in Cornwall after a suspected unexploded American missile from the Second World War was discovered.

The device was found within the Falmouth Docks area on Monday afternoon and is now going to be moved for disposal. Trains between Falmouth Town and Falmouth Docks will not run from 9am due to the bomb being near the railway.

National Rail said trains will instead be revised to travel between Truro and Falmouth Town only.

Yesterday, a 1.4km cordon was created, meaning more than 1,300 homes could have been evacuated. This was then revised and a 755m cordon will now be put in place.

This means more than 330 properties will be evacuated ahead of the removal, with the procedure due from 9am.

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We will bring you live updates throughout the day, with the evacuation procedure due to start around 9am.