Arthur Simpson-Kent has been charged with the murders of his girlfriend, former EastEnders actress Sian Blake, and their two young children, eight-year-old Zachary and four-year-old Amon, in Erith.

The 48-year-old, of Pembroke Road, was arrested at Heathrow Airport just after 5am today (February 12) - after arriving home on a flight from Ghana.

He will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court this afternoon.

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