The former TV presenter John Leslie has denied sexually assaulting a woman in London more than a decade ago.

Leslie, from Edinburgh, appeared at Southwark crown court in south-east London on Thursday accused of sexually touching a woman, then aged 30, without her consent in 2008.

The 54-year-old, who presented Blue Peter between 1989 and 1994, is accused of sexual assault in Westminster on 5 December 2008.

Leslie, whose full name is John Leslie Stott, also previously hosted Wheel of Fortune and This Morning.

The judge, Jeffrey Pegden, released him on unconditional bail. Leslie will return to Southwark crown court for a trial on 16 March.