A major evacuation of the University of Essex's Colchester campus happened earlier today (March 6).<br /><br />Students and staff were sent to an open space on the campus.<br /><br />The incident happens hours after ‘suspicious packages’ were found at the University of Glasgow and at a bank in Edinburgh.<br /><br />The University of Essex tweeted: "Part of our Colchester Campus has been evacuated after a suspicious package was reported on Campus.<br /><br />"All timetabled teaching events have been cancelled, please make your way home. We expect to be open as usual tomorrow."<br /><br />Improvised explosive devices were also found in London yesterday at Heathrow Airport, London City Airport and Waterloo station.
