Russell Brand trial continues at Southwark Crown Court

Published at 5:22pm

The trial of Russell Brand is continuing at Southwark Crown Court in London.

Brand, 51, denies seven charges — three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault — relating to six women and alleged incidents between 1999 and 2009.

The trial, which began last week, is expected to last around six weeks.

This is a developing story.

For more court coverage, see the Rudakubana hearing and the Lewisham burglary case.