Officers arrested three men carrying bats and knives in the early hours.

At about 2am yesterday (September 3) police stopped three men in Loughton Way, Buckhurst Hill.

In a search they found three knives, a cricket bat and a baseball bat.

A 19-year-old from Loughton and two men aged 19 and 20 from Milton Keynes were arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and remain in custody for questioning.