A suspicious device has been found in an empty property in Liverpool causing residents nearby to be evacuated.

The suspected bomb was found in Birkenhead at around 5.30pm on Monday.

Residents in Park Road East and Patterson Street, which backs onto the road, have been moved to temporary accommodation after Merseyside Police installed a 100-metre cordon.

Bomb disposal experts from the Royal Logistical Corps were called to dispose of the suspected explosive.