Mines Never Sleep

From the frigid waters of the Baltic Sea, a depressing reminder about the extremely long-term dangers posed by mines:

Dozens of Second World War mines that litter the floor of the Baltic Sea will be detonated by a British company this spring in the biggest commercial mine-clearance programme in history.

Sebastian Sass, head of EU representation for Nordstream, the company behind the €7.5 billion (£6.5 billion) project, said: "We have tried to establish a corridor for the pipeline that avoids...