Police cordoned off part of one of Birmingham's main shopping streets this morning over fears about a suspicious package.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said earlier: 'Police have cordoned off a small section of New Street in Birmingham city centre as a precaution following reports that a suspicious package was handed in to the Apple store.

'The store has been evacuated as a precaution while specialist officers examine the package.'

The store has since been reopened and police later said the suspicions were unfounded.