Doomsday ‘prepper’ walks free from court

An explosives enthusiast who let off more than 40 homemade bombs in his back garden walked free from court after he said he was preparing for a Doomsday event. Simon Pilgrim, 41, was caught with improvised explosive devices in his bedroom at a multi-occupancy property in King Alfred Street, Derby, on 5 December last year. The police raid led to the evacuation of 50 homes in his street. Pilgrim searched online for how to make a flamethrower, a 3D-printed gun,…