Lewisham High Road was been locked down for several hours with armed police training guns on a flat near a branch of HSBC.

Armed police have closed Lewisham High Street amid a stand-off with a man seen waving a knife out of a window. Pictures were posted on social media of a man in a dressing gown brandishing the weapon on Monday.

Lewisham High Street in southeast London has been locked down as armed police deal with an emergency services incident - police are at the scene alongside the London Ambulance Service and the London F

Here’s everything we know so far about the ongoing police incident in Lewisham A police cordon remains in place in Lewisham following a major incident. Rumours have been swirling online and earlier reports suggested it was a potential ‘hostage situation’.