All hostages held by knifeman at job centre believed to have been released

Latest: All the hostages held by a man armed with a knife at a Job Centre Plus in Newcastle are believed to have been released, Northumbria Police said.

Update 10:30am: All the hostages held by a man armed with a knife at a Job Centre Plus in Newcastle are believed to have been released, Northumbria Police said.

Nearby accommodation had been evacuated.