Parents held over arson death of children

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

Parents held over arson death of children

Mick Philpott, 55, and his wife Mairead, 31, were detained in connection with the attack on the house in Derby.

The victims, whose ages ranged from 13 to five, died after the blaze on May 11.

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