Ushma Mistry
in Coventry

I'm at Harp Place, overlooking the construction site where the unexploded World War Two bomb was found, although the cordon means it's difficult to get a close look at what's happening.

From here I can see Army personnel on site, along with a large green military truck and other equipment being moved around. There is also a police presence, but most of the activity appears to be taking place within the construction site itself.

A shopkeeper opposite the site told me there had been a lot of police and military activity overnight, with vehicles going in and out from about 09:00 BST onwards.

However, he said he had not been given any further information and is waiting to find out what happens next.

Sean O'Brien said he hoped he would be able to return to his apartment at some point on Wednesday.

"They said to me yesterday they think it's a 50kg bomb and it might need circa 300 sandbags on top of it to help detonate, so it sounds like quite a serious bomb in fairness," he told BBC CWR.

"If [police] could have done anything different they could have told us it was going to take longer and to pack a bag just in case.

"But it is what is - we're glad they’ve found it and hopefully they can sort it out this morning.

"It was a bit of stressful day but we'll see what today brings - hopefully we can get back in our apartment."

A bomb disposal expert has told BBC CWR that if the bomb being dealt with "is a 50kg bomb, it's about the size of a dustbin".

Steve Rimmer added they were the "most common type dropped, because you could fit a lot of them in an aircraft".

"They can be fairly safe because the fusing mechanism didn't go off. They've failed because of some fault in the production process and unless you're messing around with them, they're fairly safe.

"They've been sat in the ground since the war, been undisturbed and they're not doing anything as long as you don't do anything untoward to them, they're fairly safe."

West Midlands Police has said a 100m cordon is in place.

After being unable to return home, Sean O'Brien and his partner had to find somewhere else to stay for the night while bomb disposal experts continued their work.

He said: "We stayed in the car but I eventually got a phone call from somebody at the police who was in charge with the bomb disposal. They said, 'Have you got anywhere to stay tonight?'

"They said Coventry City Council has given use of the central library as a rescue shelter if you've got nowhere to go.

"My partner has fibromyalgia and diabetes so a night sleeping on the floor wasn't appealing.

"We just had to try and find somewhere - we managed to get a hotel at a sensible rate and we're still here now waiting for an update."

Image source, Sean O'Brien

Sean O'Brien was among the residents who were evacuated from their apartment on Tuesday.

Speaking to BBC CWR on Wednesday morning, he said: "I was working from home yesterday. There was a buzz at the door and it was the police.

"They said that ‘you see the building site next door - we've just found an unexploded Second World War bomb'.

"It sort of makes sense, because before it was the business park in the 30s and 40s it used to be a factory that got bombed lots of times in the Second World War.

"They said we need you to leave, hopefully it will be two or three hours. Me and my partner Jessica went for a drive and got something to eat and hoped that it would be fine.

"When we got back it was cordoned off even more and were told we couldn't go back in - it's still ongoing."

Work was ongoing with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experts to assess the device, West Midlands Police said on Tuesday.

The force said it appreciated the co-operation of local residents, businesses and motorists, as emergency services and EOD "work through the safe disposal of the device".

Roads remain closed, after 96 homes were evacuated on Tuesday following the discovery of an unexploded World War Two bomb.

West Midlands Police said the device was discovered during construction work at Sandy Lane Business Park in Coventry on Tuesday afternoon.

The force said a 100m cordon had been put in place, with officers remaining at the scene overnight.

Army bomb disposal experts were assessing the device and the work could continue through the day.

Temporary accommodation was provided for residents last night in buildings such as the Central Library, although some said they had booked hotels for the night.