Sex offender Ian Watkins is back in court over an alleged prison offence.

The formed Lostprophets frontman is to go on trial at Leeds Crown Court today accused of having a mobile phone in a maximum security prison.

The 42-year-old is already serving a long prison sentence for sex offences.

Watkins, who is originally from Pontypridd in Wales, is accused of possessing a mobile phone in his cell in Wakefield prison between March 4 and 10 last year.

In March this year, he appeared in court via video link from the prison to plead not guilty to one count of the unauthorised possession of a mobile phone.

Follow our blog for live updates from Leeds Crown Court over the course of the five-day trial.

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