There's been a large emergency service response to reports of a suspicious package at a hotel on the border of Manchester city centre and Salford.

Police and EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) personnel have been called to the Premier Inn on Victoria Bridge Street.

There are a number of police vehicles in the area of Chapel Street and Deansgate and sirens have been heard across the city centre.

Victoria Bridge Street has been closed and police have urged people to avoid the area.

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