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Publican on trial accused of setting pub fire after premium rise

Filed: May 05, 2026 at 9:03 PM ET
Summary: A former publican is accused of raising a pub’s insurance premium and then deliberately setting it on fire in 2022.
WHO: A former publican
WHAT: Trial over alleged deliberate pub fire after increasing contents insurance premium
WHEN: May 05, 2026 at 8:07 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: The alleged fire followed an increase in the pub’s contents insurance premium.
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