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Former BBC Radio 1 DJ and TV host Tim Westwood has pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault this morning (December 8).

Mr Westwood, 68, stood in the glass dock with his hands clasped in front of him as he was arraigned on all 15 counts at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday.

The court heard that three of the alleged indecent assault offences were said to have taken place at the BBC Studios in 1996.

Mr Westwood, who arrived at court wearing a black hooded coat over a maroon shirt and black trousers, is alleged to have committed offences against seven women between 1983 and 2016.

The court heard that Mr Westwood, of Westminster, is alleged to have raped women, kissed them and touched their bodies without

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