UK news in brief

Scarborough: A disabled man was found beaten to death in his home.

Alan Atkin, 62, was found in his flat on Wednesday afternoon.

He had suffered severe injuries to his face, head and body.

A murder hunt has been launched.

• Cambridgeshire: Police branded vandals who started a shed fire in which two pet cats died as "mindless".

The animals died after a garden shed in Ely was set alight late on Thursday.

Officers said the fire also caused around 2,500 of damage.