A man in his 30s remains in custody today following a four hour stand-off with police at an estate in Lakenham, Norwich.

Emergency services were called to the junction of Southwell Road and Trafalgar Street for the second time in a week around 6pm on Thursday evening.

They had previously attended on Monday night and closed Southwell Road to deal with a man on a balcony who was said to be 'displaying anti-social behaviour'.

On that occasion, police said there was no threat to the wider public, but fire crews were also called in 'as a precaution' after the man was found to be setting fires, which were extinguished.

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On Thursday evening the road was closed once again for more than four hours while police negotiators dealt with the same man, who had barricaded himself inside the flat.

A spokesman for Norfolk Police said: 'Police were called to Trafalgar Street at 6pm on Thursday 3 August 2017 to reports of a man shouting and screaming from his balcony.

'The man had barricaded himself into his flat so police could not gain access via the front door. Several units were deployed including trained negotiators in a bid to diffuse the situation.

'He then climbed a tree from his balcony before climbing down to the ground.

'A man in his 30s from Norwich was arrested at 10.20pm for public order offences and criminal damage and taken to Wymondham Police Investigation Centre where he remains.'

One neighbour, 64, who did not wish to be named, said police 'spent hours negotiating' on Monday evening and did not leave until 2.30am.

On Thursday evening he said: 'They have taken the riot shields in and officers in full gear. They are taking it seriously and trying to bash the doors down. This time it has gone to a whole new extreme.

'This is much more than Monday night. I can't help but feel sorry for the guy. I think this is a bit of overkill.'

Another neighbour, 51, said he had been evacuated on Monday evening.

'[Police] came door-to-door saying there was a danger of explosion,' he said. 'What I can't work out is why this is kicking off again. Why do we have to suffer again and why wasn't this dealt with the first time?'

49-year-old George Strang said he had known the occupant of the property for 15 years.

'You can just see things have escalated and it has come to this,' he said.