Machine gun found in city house

A loaded machine gun was found at a house in Wolverhampton during police raids across the city.

The MAC10 machine pistol loaded with four bullets was found at a home in Blakenhall.

Two houses in Heath Town and one in Castle Bromwich were also searched during the raids by more than 40 police officers at 7.30am yesterday.

A 24-year-old man and a woman aged 23 were arrested in Blakenhall following the discovery and remain in custody this afternoon.

Five other people were arrested in Heath Town.