UK: Two charged with explosives offences after bomb scare in Illingworth

Two people have been charged with explosives offences after homes were evacuated following a bomb scare.

Residents were told to leave their homes and army bomb disposal officers were called after police found a suspicious object during a search at a property on Natty Lane, Illingworth, near Halifax, on Thursday, 28 December. The object was later destroyed in a controlled explosion.