Hundreds of passengers on the 4.40pm Avanti West Coast train from London Euston to Edinburgh were ordered off at Preston station in Lancashire when it terminated early at about 8pm.
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Birmingham New Street has now reopened after a suspicious item spotted on a platform caused the station to be evacuated. Train services will continue to be disrupted tonight.
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