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Residents of Chadwick Street in St Helens, Merseyside, were evacuated following the discovery of several unexploded ordnance items during a police investigation into a man’s non-suspicious death.

Two young bears, Mish and Lucy, escaped their enclosure at a wildlife park and consumed a week’s worth of honey during their brief freedom.

In a landmark free vote, the House of Commons passed an amendment to the Crime & Policing Bill by 379 to 137, removing criminal penalties for women who end their own pregnancies outside the legal framework.

MPs in the House of Commons have approved a landmark move to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, with a vote of 379 to 137 in favour of an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill—introduced by Labour’s Tonia Antoniazzi.

Emergency services responded to a serious incident at Luton Airport, where a car reportedly fell from a multi-storey car park, leaving one man injured.