Armed police seized a loaded Uzi sub-machine gun from a car stopped in London last night.

The deadly high powered weapon was found in the footwell of a VW Passat stopped in Ruislip at 6.30pm following a tip-off.

Police also recovered 10 kilos of cannabis and up to £10,000 in cash from the vehicle. The 48-year-old woman driver from Acton and a 19-year-old man from Ealing were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger lives and possession of cannabis with intent to supply.

Another man fled from the Passat and was pursued by officers but he escaped.

Officers found the loaded Uzi in the rear passenger seat footwell. The cannabis and cash were stowed in shopping bags on the backseat.