According to the reports, the English singer-songwriter was about a minute into his blockbuster number ’Shape of You’ on Church Street, ahead of the police pulled the plug on him.

The shop where Ed Sheeran announced to his 40 million Instagram followers that he was about to play an impromptu gig said it had a "really busy week" after the star bought his guitar there.

The pop superstar had reportedly taken permission from the authorities before busking on a sidewalk at Church Street but was ...