Residents evacuated from their flats in Sheffield amid an armed police stand-off have spoken of their relief at finally being allowed to return home.

Police have made an arrest after a man barricaded in a flat in Sheffield allegedly had weapons. Officers were first called to a block of flats in Broad Street at around 7pm on Monday to deal with a man said to be "a risk to himself". Residents were evacuated and spent Monday night at a sports centre, while nearby main roads were closed.

A Sheffield road remains closed more than 24 hours after the start of a police stand-off with a man believed to be armed with weapons. Police were first called to Broad Street in Sheffield at around 7pm on Monday (February 10).

South Yorkshire Police was called to Broad Street in Sheffield on Monday evening to reports of a man posing a danger to himself with weapons The area surrounding the Gateway apartments building remains closed,

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.

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.