An arson attack in Northern Ireland destroyed a Monmouth band's tour bus as well as thousands of pounds worth of equipment.

Jazz band The Jiveoholics were in Derry to play three gigs at the city's jazz festival over the bank holiday weekend but ended up hitting the headlines for a very different reason.

The six-piece arrived in Derry on the afternoon of Friday 29th April and played their first show that evening.

They returned to the Tower Hotel in the early hours of Saturday morning and were shocked to find their tour bus ablaze just hours later.

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