UK

Armed police called and high street closed off amid knife stand-off

A man was seen with a weapon in a flat in Lewisham High Street on Monday.

Police during a standoff at a building in Lewisham High Street in south-east London after a man in a dressing gown was seen brandishing a knife out of the window
Police during a standoff at a building in Lewisham High Street in south-east London after a man in a dressing gown was seen brandishing a knife out of the window (George Lithgow/PA)