A man has denied four charges following a 36-hour stand-off in Sheffield earlier this week which caused widespread disruption in the city. At Sheffield Magistrates' Court, Yaqub Younis, 47, of Broad Street,

Police officers were called to the area due to 'concerns for a man inside a property, alleged to have weapons and pose a risk to himself'

A man has been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences after a 36-hour stand off with police at a block of flats in Sheffield. South Yorkshire Police arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of affray, criminal damage, possession of a firearm, threats to kill and communicate with a bomb hoax. He remains in police custody.

A man has been charged with four offences following a 36-hour stand-off in Sheffield earlier this week which caused disruption across the city. Yaqub Younis, 47, has been charged with affray, bomb hoax - communicating false information,

Residents have been evacuated from a block of flats in Sheffield due to reports of a man with weapons. Police were called at 7pm last night to the Gateway apartment building on Broad Street. Residents were sent to the nearby Ponds Forge sports centre. Residents at nearby student accommodation were told to stay inside their homes.

Police remain at the Gateway apartment building in Sheffield as the stand-off continues into a second night. Officers can be seen in the building after they were first called on Monday evening to reports of a man with weapons inside one of the apartments.

Residents have been evacuated from their homes after police were called to reports of a man alleged to have weapons inside a property. South Yorkshire Police closed the road after they responded to concerns for a man at The Gateway apartment building near Broad Street, Sheffield, just after 7pm on Monday.