A man appears in court charged with murder and grievous bodily harm with intent following an incident in Lichfield, Staffordshire, reported to have taken place over the bank holiday weekend. Billy Allison, 36, faces a charge of murder in connection with the death of a village pub owner. He is also charged with Section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent, relating to injuries alleged to have been caused during the same incident. The reports say the incident occurs outside a cocktail bar in Lichfield. The information available from the outlets indicates that Allison is the defendant and that the charges are being brought in relation to the circumstances surrounding the pub owner’s death and the accompanying assault. No further details about the events leading up to the charges, the pub owner’s identity, or the legal pleas are included in the provided summaries. The case is at the stage of court appearance and charges, with outcomes not reported in the supplied text.