Armed police have been called to the Gateway apartment building on Broad Street in Sheffield after reports of a man with weapons inside a property. Residents have been evacuated from the flats, and people living nearby have been advised to stay in their homes. Some residents have taken refuge at the Ponds Forge sports centre.

South Yorkshire Police said people in the apartment block in Castlegate, Sheffield, were evacuated while officers conduct an investigation about a man possessing weapons

Pictures have been posted online showing police negotiating with a 'dangerous man' on a balcony. South Yorkshire Police were alerted to concerns of a man who was 'at risk to himself with weapons' around 7pm last night which led to a mass eviction of the apartment block in Sheffield and people in other neighbouring towers ordered to stay inside.

Residents have been sent a letter after a standoff between police and a 'dangerous man' goes over 20 hours in South Yorkshire. Since 7pm last night (February 10) Sheffield has stood still with road closures and public transport diversions as emergency crews were alerted to a 'dangerous man' at Sheffield Parkway.