Arrests in North Shields bin arson probe
A man and woman have been arrested after a wheelie bin was set alight, damaging a flat in North Tyneside.
Police said the burning bin was pushed against the flat wall in Barras Drive, North Shields, late on Saturday night.
The 39-year-old man and 40-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life and are in custody being questioned.
Northumbria Police confirmed no-one was in the flat at the time of the attack. They are appealing for information.