LIVE: Trial of Man City's Benjamin Mendy and co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie continues - latest updates

The trial of Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy and his co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie will continue today.

Mr Mendy, 28, is accused of seven counts of rape against four women; one count of attempted rape; and one count of sexual assault.

The offences are alleged to have taken place at his Cheshire mansion between October 2018 and August last year, relating to seven women in total.

Mr Matturie, 41, from Eccles, Salford, denies six counts of rape; and three counts of sexual assault, relating to seven women.

On Thursday, Woman Seven, who accuses Mr Matturie of raping her in March last year, is due to be cross-examined.

The two men are on trial at Chester Crown Court.

We'll bring you the latest in the live blog below.

Good morning from Court 1 at Chester Crown Court. The jury are back in court and the trial is continuing.

Lisa Wilding QC, Mr Matturie's barrister, is cross-examining Woman Eight. She is appearing in court on video link from another room in the court building.