Armed police dramatically surrounded a Bella Italia restaurant in London’s West End last night after a man allegedly took hostages inside at knifepoint. The siege at Leicester Square in the ...

Customers in nearby pubs and restaurants were barred from leaving as dozens of officers surrounded Bella Italia in Irving Street, off Leicester Square, from 8.50pm last night. The suspect ...

Armed police surrounded a restaurant in Leicester Square on Wednesday evening after a man took a woman hostage inside. The siege got underway at about 9.50pm at Bella Italia in Irving Street ...

The man, reportedly a former member of staff, was believed to be holding the woman against her will in a branch of Bella Italia ... "I'm in Leicester Square and we're not allowed to leave our ...

Officers are outside Bella Italia in Leicester Square, having been called at around 8.50pm. Armed police and a negotiator were at the scene. A Metropolitan Police spokesman told HuffPost UK there ...

Officers were called at 8.50pm to a branch of Bella Italia on Irving Street, where a man was reported to be holding a woman hostage. The Metropolitan Police said that two others were inside the ...

Heart Radio's James Robinson has shared this image of the police cordon between Leicester Square and Charing Cross Road. Officers surrounded the building and were negotiating with the man.

The hostage situation took place at a branch of the Bella Italia chain on Irving Street near Leicester Square Credit: Photo: Hannah McKay/PA A man claiming to have a knife took a woman hostage at ...

Officers were called to reports of a man holding a woman against her will in a branch of Bella Italia at about ... gear surrounded the building in Leicester Square. Officers negotiated with ...