Paul Harwood, 42, and Zara Kasory, 32, charged with arson with intent over fire in shed at constituency office in Finchley, say police

Two people have been charged with arson over a fire at the constituency office of the Conservative MP Mike Freer, police said.

Paul Harwood, 42, and Zara Kasory, 32, both of no fixed address, were arrested on Wednesday and have been charged with arson with intent over the fire in a shed at the office in Ballards Lane in Finchley, north London, on 24 December, the Metropolitan police said.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder at scene of stabbing on Primrose Hill

A 16-year-old boy stabbed to death as he waited to watch the fireworks on London’s Primrose Hill just before midnight on New Year’s Eve has been named as Harry Pitman.

Onlookers described ambulances racing to the scene and paramedics performing CPR on the schoolboy but, despite their efforts, he could not be saved.

South Yorkshire police say 46-year-old father-of-two died after coming to aid of a stranger during disturbance

A father-of-two who died after a car was driven into a crowd of people during a disturbance in Sheffield was a “Good Samaritan” who was trying to help a stranger, police said.

South Yorkshire police named the 46-year-old man who died in the incident in College Close, in the Burngreave area of the city, as Christian Marriott.