Armed police were today laying siege to an evacuated apartment block amid fears that a man was inside with explosives and weapons.Residents of the block of flats in Sheffield city centre were evacuated on Monday evening as police rushed to the scene and the area brought to a standstill.

Residents have been evacuated from their homes after armed police were called to reports of a man with suspected weapons inside a property. Officers were called to the Gateway apartment building on Broad Street in Sheffield at about 19:00 GMT on Monday, South Yorkshire Police said.

A police cordon is in place in central Sheffield this morning after a man was allegedly spotted with weapons with people in buildings near the area evacuated.

Residents have been evacuated from their homes after armed police were called to reports of a man with suspected weapons inside a property. Officers were called to the Gateway apartment building on Broad Street in Sheffield at about 19:00 GMT on Monday,