A body, believed to be a man in his 30s, is found after the blast which killed a seven-year-old boy.

The explosion happened in the earlier hours of Wednesday

The body - believed to be that of a man in his 30s - was found in the debris by emergency crews.

Northumbria Police confirmed that a second body – believed to be that of a man in his 30s – was found in the debris

A seven-year-old boy was also killed in the blast in Violet Close

An explosion in the Benwell area of the city took place at around 12.45am yesterday, with several flats reduced to rubble and a huge emergency response in the area.

Archie York has been named locally as the seven-year-old boy killed in an explosion in Newcastle

Jason Laws, known as Jay, has been named locally as the man in his 30s who was found dead at the scene of the horrific house explosion on Violet Close in Newcastle's Benwell and Elswick neighbourhood

A seven-year-old boy and a man believed to be in his 30s died following a house explosion in Benwell in early hours of this morning, police have said