More than 50 homes in Derby have been evacuated and a bomb squad called in after police discovered a number of “suspicious items” while conducting a search in a residential property on Sunday morning.

Iran PressEurope: Over 50 homes have been evacuated in Derby after a number of "suspicious items" were found by Police Officers during a warrant in the city, according to Derbyshire Police.

Officers attended a house in King Alfred Street, Normanton, at around 11.30 am

A man has been arrested and more than 50 houses evacuated after "suspicious items" were found when police carried out a search warrant at an address in Derby.

Police, fire crews and the military were all at the scene in King Alfred Street, Normanton, on Sunday as the incident unfolded.

In a statement, Derbyshire Police said bomb disposal experts were on-site and houses were being evacuated in the area after officers carried out a warrant at about 11.30 am on Sunday. 219