A man has been arrested after police were called to reports of an armed man inside a branch of NatWest in Birmingham. Police marksmen sealed off the bank in the Northfield area of the city after receiving an emergency call at 11.45am on Friday. A number of bank staff were believed to be inside the building at the time. B31 Voices (@B31Voices) Bristol Road South, Northfield is CLOSED between the Post Office and B&M due to police incident at Natwest Bank. “It’s understood the man was with one female staff member while other staff were lying low in another back room.

Source: The Guardian March 17, 2017 14:26 UTC