Building evacuated in Leeds city centre after reports of suspicious package

A building has been evacuated in Leeds city centre after reports of a suspicious package.

Emergency services are at the scene as precautionary checks are done.

In a statement West Yorkshire Police said: "At 8.13 am today, police were called to a report of a potentially suspicious package that had been delivered to a building in Wellington Place, Leeds.  

"The building has been evacuated whilst emergency services carry out precautionary checks. "

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