A sixth person was arrested last night in connection with the burning of an effigy of Grenfell Tower, as detectives raided the property where the "sickening" incident took place.

Three plain clothes police officers spent two hours at the home of Clifford Smith, 49, and his 19-year-old son, Bobbi Connell, in south east London, before leaving with three bags of evidence.

The pair handed themselves into police on Monday night along with three other party goers, after a national outcry was sparked when a video was uploaded to social media showing a group of people allegedly jeering as they burnt an effigy of Grenfell Tower.

Last night a 19-year-old became the sixth person detained and was also being questioned by detectives.

Scotland Yard said the men had been arrested on suspicion of intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress under section 4a of the Public Order Act.

It is thought the searches of the house may have been ordered in an attempt to ascertain whether any hate crime had been committed and whether the offences may have been racially aggravated.

An aerial view of the smart detached property showed a flag of St George attached to a flagpole, lying yards from an area of charred lawn where the bonfire is thought to have taken place on Saturday night.