Overview

• The Crown Prosecution Service charged Joshua Oliver, 28, with arson and scheduled his first hearing at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on 13 September.
• Northumbria Police and fire investigators kept a cordon at Vermont House as inquiries continued, and authorities reported no injuries.
• The blaze destroyed much of the building, wrecking Hodgson’s constituency office as well as the base of the charity Niemann‑Pick UK and affecting an NHS veterans’ mental health unit.
• CNTW NHS Trust said Op Courage appointments were moved to remote or alternative sites and a temporary base is being prepared to maintain services, while NP UK begins recovery planning.
• Graffiti reading “328 days blood on your hands” remained on the site and earlier incidents were reported at the complex, though any motive is under investigation; the CPS urged people not to share prejudicial material.