World War II bomb really Gunpowder Plot

Ben's got a big bell

Confidential sources inside the Metropolitan Police's anti terrorism unit have reported that the World War II bomb recovered from the Thames is, in fact, a cover story for a foiled attempt to carry out a Guy Fawkes-style attack on the Houses of Parliament.

The source reported that the 'bomb' was a barrel of gunpowder on its way to being stacked in the cellars beneath the heart of the British Parliament in an uncannily accurate recreation of the famous Gunpowder Plot.

"You can understand why some people might be driven to such an act, considering the current government," our source whispered in a shadowy multi-storey car park, "but it's still an act of terrorism and that's what we're here to stop. A few of the lads were all for letting 'em all get blown up, but we had a vote and decided to do the right thing, which is quite the opposite of what happens inside there."

The 'bomb' was towed safely away and detonated where it could only damage the lives of a few wild animals and poor people.