A school has been evacuated after "banging noises" were heard from an electrical substation outside.

A major emergency response has been launched in the south side of Glasgow and more than a thousand youngsters escorted from Shawlands Academy on Moss Side Road.

Police, fire crews and Scottish Power engineers were called out at about 10.20am on Friday after the incident resulted in a power cut at the school.

The area has since been sealed off by officers. All pupils were sent home,

A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "At around 10.20am on Friday, November 4, police and emergency services responded to a report of irregularities and banging noises coming from an electrical substation close to Moss Side Road.

"Pupils from Shawlands Academy have been evacuated as a precaution.

"Police Scotland officers have closed Moss Side Road to allow for assessment by our partners at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Scottish Power."