Two UK universities evacuated due to suspicious packages

Police secure an area outside the University of Glasgow after reports of a suspicious package. Photograph: Lilli Schlossbach/APBuildings at two British universities had to be evacuated after reports of suspicious packages less than 24 hours after parcel bombs were discovered at two airports and a train station in London. Police cordoned off parts of the University of Essex and evacuated some buildings after being alerted to a suspect package on Wednesday. The same happened at the University of G