The bomb squad and emergency services were called out after a toy grenade sparked a major alert.

Bomb disposal experts along with police attended after workers discovered the item in a drain in a country park in Kilmarnock on Thursday morning.

The area was cordoned off at around 10.40am off amid fears the toy was an unexploded device but experts discovered it was a false alarm and the area deemed safe.

A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "Around 10.40am on Thursday, police and emergency services were called to Woodlands Crescent, close to Dean Park, in Kilmarnock, after ground work uncovered a possible explosive device which was described as an old grenade.

"An Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit attended and confirmed the item was not an explosive"