Police arrest man, 65, over the murders of 21 people in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings

A 65-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murders of 21 people in the 1974 pub bombings in Birmingham.

Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands, working with colleagues from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, arrested the suspect in Belfast today.

The man was arrested under the Terrorism Act and a search of his home is being carried out.

He will be interviewed under caution at a police station in Northern Ireland.