Two people wanted for "attempted murder" were stopped on a motorway across the Oxfordshire border by police. 

Thames Valley Police Roads Policing said in a statement that officers stopped a vehicle on the M40 yesterday afternoon (October 26).

The vehicle was stopped near junction four, which is the interchange with the A404 for High Wycombe, Marlow, Maidenhead, Reading, Windsor and the M4, a route used by many Oxfordshire motorists and commuters every day.

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The occupants were wanted for "attempted murder", according to the force, on behalf of the Metropolitan Police.

Police say the pair have been arrested and taken into custody. 

The Roads Policing Unit cover the entire Thames Valley area and "help to keep the roads and motorways safe every day of the year".