One big cat sighting has been reported in Hounslow since 2015, the Met Police has revealed.

Police have disclosed numbers of reported sightings across all London boroughs. Although Hounslow was relatively low, our neighbour borough Richmond Upon Thames received three sightings - coming second only to Barnet and Westminster, each with four sightings.

The information comes from a Freedom of Information request reported by This Is Local London which has revealed the number of sightings across London since 2015.

The Met Police were asked to provide all reports which included phrases including big cat, puma, panther, lion, tiger, large cat, cheetah, lynx or leopard.

The police revealed that there has been 37 reports during that timeframe.

While many reports are hoaxes or misidentifications, Dr Andrew Hemmings of the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester has said he believes there are hundreds of large predatory cats in the wild, according to This Is Local London.