A jury is still deliberating in the double murder trial of a homeless man.

The 12 jurors resumed their discussions this morning at Oxford Crown Court over whether James Cox, 63, started the fire at Redbridge Cottage in Old Abingdon Road, South Oxford, that claimed the lives of Sian Sanchez, 36, and Howard Blake, 51, in January last year.

Cox, of no fixed abode, denies murder.

The jury started their deliberations yesterday afternoon.