The Hatzola ambulances were set ablaze in Golders Green in the early hours of Monday, in an incident being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. One man, 47, was arrested by the Metropolitan Police in north-west London on Wednesday morning and a 45-year-old man was arrested in central London. Both are British nationals.

Borough commander Ch Supt Jason Stewart told the BBC the arrests were "clearly a significant development", but said the force was aware that a third male was pictured in the CCTV footage. He said the investigation "continues to move at pace" and added: "To the Jewish community, we take their safety incredibly seriously which is why we have stepped up our plans this week and will continue over the coming weeks through the Passover period and beyond and make sure we are doing everything we can to be there." Cdr Helen Flanagan, head of counter terrorism policing London, described the arrests as an "important breakthrough" but said the force was aware of CCTV which "suggests there were at least three people involved". "We fully recognise the local community will still be concerned and our investigation very much remains active and we will continue to work to identify and seek to arrest all of those who may have been involved," she added. (BBC)