An eighth man is due in court in England later charged with murder following a house fire that killed the family of a Dublin doctor.

Shehnila Taufiq, her daughter Zainab and sons Bilal and Jamil, were killed in a suspected arson attack in Leicester last month.

Around 7,000 people attended a funeral service for them yesterday - all four will be buried in Dublin at the weekend. A prayer service has already been held for the family in Leicester.

The man (22) who is due to appear before magistrates in Leicester later today is from Leicester.