LIVE: UKFast founder Lawrence Jones' rape trial day three as court to hear from alleged victims

Entrepreneur Lawrence Jones is on trial for a third day today (Thursday) over allegations he drugged and raped two young women at his flat in Salford in the 1990s.

The 55-year-old UKFast founder is alleged to have 'stupefied' the women with unknown drugs before raping them on separate occasions.

Mr Jones, of Brooks Drive in Hale Barns, denies two counts of rape.

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Under cross-examination yesterday on the second day of his trial, one of his accusers, referred to as Woman A, told a jury at Manchester Crown Court: “Maybe I was naïve. Maybe I was f***ing stupid because what happened after that certainly has affected the rest of my life.”

The defendant played the piano in hotels in Manchester at the time but went on to found tech firm UKFast, Manchester Crown Court has heard.

Today, Woman A is due to continue her cross-examination before the police video of the second accuser, known as Woman B, is set to be played to the court.

Our reporter John Scheerhout is in court and will be bringing all the latest updates from the trial below.

The jurors are brought into court and the trial has resumed.

Eleanor Laws KC, for the defendant, is continuing to cross-examine Woman A.

There is a slight delay to proceedings. We will be bringing you all the latest updates from court when the trial resumes.

Here is a recap of what was heard in court for day two of Lawrence Jones' rape trial on Wednesday (8 November).

Entrepreneur Lawrence Jones is on trial