Homeless man charged with setting fire to Christmas tree at Fox News HQ

A worker disassembles a Christmas tree outside Fox News headquarters (Richard Drew/AP)

A homeless man has been charged with arson and other crimes for setting fire to a 50ft Christmas tree in front of Fox News headquarters in Manhattan, New York.

The tree outside the News Corp building that houses Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post caught fire shortly after midnight, police said.