The parents of six children killed in an arson attack on their home have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

The father of six siblings who lost their lives in a suspected arson attack in Britain broke down in tears today as he issued a statement thanking fire crews for their efforts to save his children.

A 13-year-old boy has died in hospital after a house fire that claimed the lives of five of his brothers and sisters.

A teenage boy critically ill in hospital after a house fire which killed five of his siblings is “unlikely to survive”, UK police said.