Glasgow University evacuated following reports of a 'suspicious package'

Several buildings at Glasgow University have been evacuated due to fears over a suspicious package found in the University's mail room.

The Wolfson Medical School and others have been cleared of students and staff.

Emergency services are on the scene.

A post on Glasgow University's Facebook page reads: "Under advice from Police Scotland, a number of buildings on the main University campus have been evacuated as a precautionary measure due to an ongoing incident. Police are on site and have the matter in hand.

As a precautionary measure, police have advised the evacuated buildings should remain closed for the remainder of the day. As such, classes in these buildings have been cancelled for the rest of the day: Boyd Orr Building, OTC (Officer Training Corps), Wolfson Medical Building, Bower Building, Isabella Elder Building, James McCune Smith Learning Hub site, Joseph Black Building, mail room, Kelvin Building and University Garden."

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "Around 10:50am, on Wednesday 6 March 2019, police received two reports of suspicious packages found at the University of Glasgow and the Royal Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh.

"Emergency services are in attendance and both buildings have been evacuated. At this stage there is nothing to link these incidents. The items will be examined and enquiries are ongoing."

The Edinburgh headquarters of RBS is also on lockdown following a report of a suspicious package there.

The alarm was raised at around 10.40am, with staff evacuated from part of the Gogarburn complex.