Illingworth: Two charged after police destroy suspicious object

Two people have been charged following the "controlled explosion"

Two people have been charged with offences under the Explosive Substances Act after bomb disposal experts were called to a village near Halifax.

Residents in Illingworth were asked to evacuate their homes on Saturday while police carried out the "controlled destruction" of a "suspicious object".

Paul Bruveris, 46, and Rochelle Morrisson, 37, of Natty Lane in Illingworth, appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Monday.

Both were remanded in custody.