(Note: case has been adjourned for the day - JLC will be back in the witness
box at 1000 tomorrow)

Justin Lee Collins has begun giving evidence in court to deny allegations of
harrassment against his ex-girlfriend.

The comedian and TV presenter admits slapping Amy Larke, with whom he had a
9-month relationship.

But the 38-year-old says it was only to try to stop her self harming.

Sky's Ashish Joshi reports from St Albans Crown Court:

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