Council vehicles worth up to €1.4m were destroyed in a fire at a depot in Northern Ireland today.

Mike Newell has been appointed the new manager of Luton Town after winning an “incredibly close” poll of fans, players, shareholders and season-ticket holders, as well as the club’s board.

Luton will announce their new manager at 1pm tomorrow, according to designate chief executive John Gurney.

Joe Kinnear is in talks about a shock return to Luton just a fortnight after being sacked by the club following their takeover by a mystery consortium.