THE HQ of the Royal Bank of Scotland was evacuated after a suspicious package was discovered in Edinburgh this morning.

Workers at the building in Gogarburn were evacuated at around the same time as students were ushered out of the University of Glasgow.

This is what Police Scotland had to say:

At around 10:50am, on Wednesday, March 6 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.