Tewkesbury Borough Council says it needs to assess potential implications of the government White Paper.

The building is now open again after a police cordon was put in place and a safe detonation occurred.

The weapon was handed in by a member of the public who found it while metal detecting.

The council shut down all of its online services after identifying an issue with their IT systems.

Isolation in rural areas can intensify domestic abuse, with abusers using it against their victims.

A Tewkesbury Borough Council spokesperson says the authority was not maliciously targeted.

The council is now bringing systems back online following the "major" incident earlier this month.

Tewkesbury Borough Council says it believes the "incident is contained" and no data has been lost.