There was some confusion whether it was Central Library on fire yesterday or the new Environment Agency building over the road.

In the end it was neither, although Environment Agency staff were evacuated and have not returned to work today because the blaze in a courtyard sent smoke to all five floors of their offices.

But we can EXCLUSIVELY reveal that the ice cream van parked near the cathedral refused to move when the fire engines arrived so instead was surrounded by the cordon preventing any customers from buying its lollies or 99s.