Leyland buildings evacuated after 'explosives' arrest

A antheral has been arrested connected suspicion of offences nether the Explosives Act aft a ample country was cordoned disconnected adjacent to a town's civic centre.

Police said they recovered "a fig of suspicious items" aft raiding a adjacent code successful Leyland, Lancashire, astatine astir 06:00 BST.

A 59-year-old was arrested astatine the country successful Nursery Close and remains successful custody.

Various buildings adjacent the town's civic centre person been evacuated.

Katherine Fletcher MP said she was being kept updated by constabulary connected what she described arsenic a "major incident".

She added: "There is simply a ample cordon astir the Broadfield Drive country of the municipality that extends into the civic centre.

"This is an fantabulous illustration of our constabulary moving proactively to support our communities. I convey each officers progressive for their enactment today."