Three men have been charged with manslaughter and arson over an explosion in Leicester, which left five people dead and a number of people injured, police have confirmed.

All three men have been charged with five counts of manslaughter and with arson with intent to endanger life.

They will be held in custody during the weekend and will appear before Leicester Magistrates on Monday 5 March.

The men are Aram Kurd, 33, Hawkar Hassan, 32 and Arkan Ali, 37.

Mary Ragoobar, 46, and sons Shane, 18, and Sean, 17, lived in the flat above the Polish supermarket where the explosion took place.