Armed police have been called to a stand-off in a flat above some shops in south-east London. Pictures posted on social media showed a man brandishing a knife outside a third-floor window above shops in Lewisham High Street. The Met Police said officers were "working to find out" whether anyone else was inside the property.

Footage published on social media on Monday showed the man leaning out of a third-floor window brandishing a kitchen knife at the property in Lewisham High Street. Armed police could be seen near the flat during the incident.