LONDON :A British man accused over the incident in which a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans injuring more than 130 people during May's Premier League title victory parade appeared in court on Thursday to deny 31 criminal charges.

The incident took place in Liverpool's packed city centre as about a million people came out to celebrate Liverpool's title win and watch an open-top bus parade featuring the team and its staff with the trophy.

At Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday, Paul Doyle, 53, pleaded not guilty to 31 offences including wounding with intent, affray, causing grievous bodily harm with intent, attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent, and one count of dangerous driving.

Doyle, from the West Derby area of Liverpool who appeared for the hearing by v

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