Nine in court over protest

Nine members of the Fathers4Justice protest group have appeared in court accused of trying to storm the Celebrity Big Brother studios as a publicity stunt. Eight men - including Nottingham campaigner Darryl Westell - and one woman were arrested at Elstree Film Studios on January 14.

Jason Hatch, 33, of Alston Mews, Cheltenham, and David Pyke, 49, of River Leys, Cheltenham, each denied charges of disorderly behaviour causing harassment, alarm or distress, as well as obstructing police officers, when they appeared before St Albans magistrates.

Darryl Westell, 23, of Loxley Court, Nottingham, Stephen Smith, 36, of Eastlake Close, Bristol, Michael Downes, 42, of Foxfield Road, Manchester, and Andrew James, 35, of Lyndhurst Avenue, Newport, each denied disorderly behaviour and being found on enclosed premises.
Matthaus Huber, 51, of Ballards Road, Dagenham; Elaine Risk, 44, of Foxfield Road, Manchester, and Roland Primus, 43, of Fleetham Gardens, Reading, each denied a charge of disorderly behaviour. They will all stand trial on October 3.