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The incident has been going on since the very early hours of Sunday morning

A school is closed, a library is used by police and businesses are shut as a stand-off continues.

The incident, in the Earlsdon area of Coventry, began early on Sunday.

Specialist police negotiators remain at the scene in Earlsdon, Coventry, more than 96 hours after a 41-year-old father and his son holed themselves up in a ground floor flat.

The incident involving armed police and other specially trained officers, in the Earlsdon area of Coventry, began early on Sunday. | ITV News Central

The incident, involving specially trained officers in the Earlsdon area of the city, began after a concern for welfare check by West Midlands Police officers at the address at 12.20am on Sunday.

Police say they are concerned for a man refusing to leave a home where he remains with his young son.

A man has refused to come out of a home in Coventry where he remains with his son, police say.