A man was arrested after being caught hiding on a rooftop in Brentford this morning following a break-in at a pub.

A police helicopter helped track down the 44-year-old suspect on a roof in Boston Manor Road at about 3.40pm.

He was arrested on suspicion of burglary and remained in custody this morning at a west London police station.

Officers also swooped to arrest two men outside a home in Vicarage Farm Road, Heston, this morning at about 1am.

The men, both in their late 20s, were arrested on suspicion of producing cannabis. They remained in custody at a west London police station this morning.