Woman rescued by armed police after 24-hour 'hostage situation' ends in English town

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and false imprisonment after a "hostage situation" which lasted more than 24 hours.

More than 40 houses were evacuated in Shaw, Oldham, as a precaution after officers were called to reports of a man armed with a gun inside a home, along with a woman and two children at 3.15am on Tuesday.