Escaped bull shot dead by police in Cheshire

Firearms officers say they were forced to kill animal after it charged at people near a primary school

A bull on the loose has been shot dead by police after frightening people near a primary school in Cheshire.

Firearms officers in Haslington, Cheshire, say they “didn’t make the decision lightly”, but were forced to kill it while it was on the loose “before anyone was seriously hurt”.