The Ottawa Mine Ban Treaty meant a sharp decline in the use of factory-made landmines, but an unfortunate side effect has been the increase in homemade devices, otherwise known as Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). HALO specialist Pete Smith explains why these are still landmines, while colleague Andy Duncan explains how a new landmine specifically designed to penetrate body armour and sense human presence has been used by Russia in Ukraine. Meanwhile Fiona Kilpatrick talks about the challenges in destroying very large explosive items - in this case a 750lb aircraft bomb buried in a remote Laos village for over 50 years.

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