PR guru Max Clifford has pleaded not guilty to 11 historical charges of indecent assault against teenage girls. The 70-year-old made a brief appearance at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with alleged offences linked to 7 girls.

The offences allegedly took place between 1966 and 1985 when the girls were aged between 14 and 19.

Clifford is famed for representing celebrities including Simon Cowell and Jade Goody. He has previously vowed to clear his name and labelled the allegations against him as "a load of nonsense".

He was charged in April having been arrested in December as part of Operation Yewtree. That is the national UK police inquiry sparked by allegations of abuse against Jimmy Savile.

Clifford has been released on bail until his next court appearance on June 12th.

He has denied the allegations since he was first charged.