A man has been arrested after two home-made explosive devices were found in an unoccupied flat in Harlesden, north-west London

A former British serviceman was the last person to live in a flat where two home-made bombs were discovered by police, neighbours said.

Officers were called to an unoccupied flat in north-west London on Wednesday morning after two explosive devices were discovered. It is understood that they were found in a cupboard by a maintenance worker. Nearby properties were evacuated as a precaution.

Police arrested a 48-year-old man at a separate address in London on suspicion of offences under the Explosive Substances Act. He remains in custody at a police station in south London.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: “At this early stage of the investigation, detectives do not believe that the arrested man has links to any terrorist organisations, or that