Armed police have been called out to a stand-off in a flat above a bank in south-east London. Pictures were posted on social media of a man in a dressing gown brandishing a knife out of the window ...

Once other customers left, he pulled out his knife and slashed Verma’s neck ... As some messages about the attacks claimed that a serial killer was on the loose, the city police stepped up ...

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) A high street ...

Images on social media show man leaning out of window, holding what appears to be a kitchen knife Armed police have ... are currently in attendance at the scene, alongside the London Ambulance ...

A London high street has been closed off after armed police were in a stand-off with a man seen brandishing a knife and shouting out of a window ... were called to the scene at around 10.45am ...

True to Cruise's typical style, he filmed the scene himself. "When you stick your face out, going over 120 to 130 miles an hour, you’re not getting oxygen," he explained about the scene.