Hotel guest ‘started £250k fire’

An Israeli executive accused of starting a fire at a luxury hotel causing £250,000 of damage was remanded in custody. Ofer Tsofan, 52, allegedly torched a room at the Four Seasons Hotel on Park Lane, near Hyde Park, on 24 July. Shaven-headed Tsofan appeared at Southwark Crown Court via videolink from HMP Wandsworth wearing a yellow t-shirt and glasses with thick transparent rims, speaking to confirm his identity. He is charged with arson being reckless as to whether life was…