All news on the topic: Arson

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100-year-old Saint-Simon church reduced to ashes in suspected arson attack
A historic church dating over 100 years old has been razed to the ground in a suspected arson attack on Canada’s Acadian Peninsula.
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Frail pensioner, 83, guilty of murdering nephew in £20,000 inheritance row before setting fire to home
A frail 83-year-old was today found guilty of murdering his nephew after he stabbed him to death over a £20,000 inheritance row then set fire to the property they were in.
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Four men admit £1m arson attack that destroyed ambulances and damaged synagogue
Four men have admitted arson after Jewish community ambulances were set on fire in Golders Green.
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Islamic State supporters share wildfire attack guide as Britain battles major blazes
LBC has infiltrated an online forum used by Islamic State supporters to share detailed instructions on starting wildfires, exhausting emergency services and avoiding detection by police and forensic investigators...
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Fire destroys at least 140 cars at business park near Crawley as man arrested for arson
A fire that tore through a business park near Crawley, West Sussex, on Saturday destroyed at least 140 cars.
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Shocking moment petrol bombs are thrown at supercars parked outside wedding as horrified guests flee
This is the shocking moment five petrol bombs are hurled at a popular wedding venue in a terrifying attack.
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Two arrested over Stoke-on-Trent grass fire that damaged four homes
The force said the arrests were in relation to a grass fire at around 4.15pm on Thursday
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Counter terror police probe "link" between Ann Widdecombe murder suspect and Nigel Farage "arson attack"
Counter terror police investigating the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe have reopened a year-old probe into an alleged firebomb attack at Nigel Farage’s home in south London.
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Boy sparks four fires in bone-dry Leeds park as heatwave turns fields to tinder
Fields of grass had turned from healthy green into a pale straw color after heatwaves since June across the UK.
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Teen arrested after suspected explosion damages block of flats in Ipswich
A man has been arrested after a ‘suspected explosion’ that saw residents forced to evacuate a block of flats.
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Man jailed after blowing up family home over false inheritance belief
A man who blew up his childhood home in the mistaken belief he had been cut out of the family inheritance has been jailed.
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France investigates threats linked to DZ Mafia after mayor targeted and influencer extorted
A French mayor was placed under police protection and a social media influencer’s car was torched in a series of violent incidents linked to Marseille’s “DZ Mafia.” The group denied any involvement.
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Police launch arson investigation after fire at derelict Dumfries building
Police have said a fire at a derelict building near an old hospital site in Dumfries is being treated as deliberate.
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Teenagers guilty after petrol attack on London restaurant left diners critically injured
Two teenagers have been convicted after they stormed a restaurant, poured petrol on customers and set them alight.
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Ricky Hatton’s son says late boxing legend’s car was destroyed in targeted arson attack
The grieving son of late boxing legend Ricky Hatton has revealed his dad’s car was firebombed in a shocking targeted attack.
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Four arrested on suspicion of murder after body found in burnt-out Isle of Wight home
Four men have now been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man in his 20s was found in a burnt-out house on the Isle of Wight.
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“Fire goddess” accused of torching vehicle full of people after Xanax row
A self-described ‘fire goddess’ has been accused of setting a vehicle full of people alight during a blazing row over the prescription drug Xanax.
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Starmer property arson case exposes alleged Russian sabotage network in UK
Two men found guilty over a series of arson attacks on property linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer were instructed to do so by a Russian-linked social media channel.
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Police treat West Lothian warehouse blaze as wilful after huge fire at industrial estate
Police are treating a huge blaze at a derelict warehouse in West Lothian as deliberate as investigations continue.
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Tesco evacuated after two caravans deliberately set on fire in Glastonbury
A Tesco store was evacuated after two caravans were deliberately set on fire, according to emergency services.
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CCTV shows arsonist setting fire to Bolton Islamic teacher’s family home
CCTV footage shows the man, dressed in dark clothes, approaching the house on Eastgrove Avenue, Bolton, on Wednesday evening, before pouring liquid on a cloth and setting it alight.
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Belfast protests spread after Sudanese man arrested over knife attack
Protests spread around Belfast and in other Northern Ireland cities on Tuesday after a Sudanese man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a knife attack on Monday night.
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Belfast unrest enters second night as police face petrol bombs and burning vehicles
Twelve police officers have been injured and 16 people have been arrested in Northern Ireland following a second night of disorder in the wake of the Belfast knife attack.
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Belfast firefighters caught fighting each other as riots rage around them
Two firefighters putting out fires started during the Belfast riots were caught fighting one another yesterday.
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Belfast stabbing fallout: masked mobs torch migrant homes and businesses
Groups of masked thugs targeted homes and businesses owned by migrants in Belfast after a Sudanese asylum seeker was charged with attempted murder following a “sickening” knife attack.