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Four children aged 12, 10, eight and four are rescued from house fire after arson attack as police arrest man, 37, for attempted murder and woman, 29, for child neglect Officers were called to Erdington around 2.30am following reports of house fire Four children, aged 12, 10, 8 and 4, were treated for smoke inhalation … Read more
Composer, 49, behind the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? theme music is charged with arson after blaze at his £1m west London home Composer Matthew Strachan is accused of setting fire to his west London home Strachan appeared at magistrates court where he was given unconditional bail Case was referred to the crown court … Read more
Woman, 23, and two men, 26 and 28, are charged over death of mother who died 20 months after four of her children were killed in petrol bomb attack on her home Zak Bolland, 26, and David Worrall, 28, have been charged with murder Courtney Brierley, 23, is accused of Michelle Pearson’s manslaughter Ms Pearson’s … Read more
Three men are arrested by police investigating murder of boy, seven, who died in arson attack after burning package was pushed through letterbox in ‘gang revenge hit’ Three men have been arrested by police on suspicion of conspiracy to murder Detectives are investigating death of Joel Urhie, seven, at home in Deptford Police say a … Read more
French police investigate Rwandan refugee, 39, after he admitted arson attack on Nantes cathedral Rwandan refugee, 39, admitted he was responsible for the cathedral inferno Questioned for second time yesterday and confessed to fire early this morning Took 104 firefighters to tackle the blaze which started in three places on July 18 By Lydia Catling … Read more
A sacred ancient ‘solstice’ tree which dates back 500 years and attracts thousands of Druids each year has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack. Dramatic pictures show the 40ft-high Whiteleaved Oak near Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire engulfed in flames. Believers say the tree – nominated for UK tree of the year in 2014 – … Read more
Doorbell camera video shows man arrested for starting two fires inside a 24-story Brooklyn apartment building earlier this month Yevgeniy Kotlyarov, 38, has been arrested on suspicion of starting two fires Kotlyarov allegedly started the first fire on June 11 and the second on June 15 He reportedly had disputes with resident on the seventh … Read more
A father-of-three who launched an arson attack on a 5G telecoms mast after reading conspiracy theories about its supposed links to the current coronavirus pandemic has been jailed for three years. Michael Whitty, 47, was so concerned about the potential dangers he perceived to his young children from 5G that he and two other men … Read more
A holy Jewish Site in Hamadan Province in Iran has been set ablaze, according to the director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The tomb of Esther & Mordechai is believed by some to house the remains of biblical Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai. It is reportedly the most important pilgrimage site for Jews in Iran. ‘Disturbing reports … Read more
Woman, 36, dies in house fire as police launch murder probe and arrest man in his 40s on suspicion of arson 36-year-old woman died after being dragged from a house fire in Brent, London She died at six o’clock this morning only four hours after arriving in hospital A man in his 40s who knew … Read more