Armed police have descended on a street in a standoff with a man.

The incident happened at a house on the corner of The Elms and Berwick Drive in Dundee.

Police armed with guns were called out at 1.15pm.

The man was later taken to hospital.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "We have attended the incident.

"The man was safely detained and taken to hospital.

"We had concerns for the man so we deployed the suitable resources."