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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Crooked House pub: police investigating fire arrest man and woman

The rubble of the Crooked House pub
Workers remove dangerous materials from the rubble of the Crooked House pub after the fire last month. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson as part of the investigation into the fire at the Crooked House pub, which caused nationwide outcry.

Staffordshire police said a 34-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man, both from Leicestershire, had been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent or being reckless as to whether life was endangered.

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