A 21-year-old man was last night charged with the murders of two children in a house fire in Bradford.

The man is understood to be Asjid Mahmood, of Pollard Lane, Undercliffe.

He was due to appear at Bradford Magistrates’ Court this morning.

A police spokesman confirmed the man had been formally charged with the killings of Alina Shah, ten, and her brother Aman, eight, at their home at Hendford Drive, Pollard Park.