Update: 1.40pm Five people have died after a tram derailed in Croydon, south London, British Transport Police said.

A man with 20 previous convictions was today jailed for 11 and a half years for starting a massive fire that destroyed a 140-year-old furniture shop during last summer’s London riots.

A looter has been jailed for eleven and a half years for starting a huge fire that destroyed a 140-year-old furniture shop during last summer’s riots in London.