Arsonists are believed to have set fire to two cars in the city last night, fire chiefs said.

A fire crew from The Slade fire station was called to Brocklesby Road, Cowley, shortly after 11pm.

Two firefighters using specialist breathing equipment and a hose reel extinguished the blaze.

Earlier in the evening, at 6.45pm, a crew from Rewley Road fire station attended a similar incident at Oxford Rugby Club in North Hinksey Lane. An investigation is under way.