Tim Westwood has been granted conditional bail

Westwood spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and address, and when asked at the end if he could hear properly, he told the judge, "not really".

He then nodded as he was granted bail on the condition that he did not contact any prosecution witnesses.

Westwood - who returned to the UK from Nigeria last week - will next appear at Southwark Crown Court on 8 December.

Police previously praised the women who came forward with their allegations and urged anyone with further information to come forward.

Det Supt Andy Furphy, of the Metropolitan police, said: "It takes courage to come forward and report allegations of this nature. The women who have done so have put their trust in us and we continue to provide them with all available support.

"Our investigation remains open and we'd encourage anyone who has been impacted by this case, or anyone with information, to come forward and speak with us. Any reports will be dealt with in the strictest confidence by specialist officers."

The alleged offenses include the indecent assault of a 17-year-old girl in 1983 and the sexual assault of a woman in her 20s in 1986.

In addition, between 1995 and 1996, a female aged 17-18 was allegedly raped and sexually assaulted on another occasion, with the same alleged to have happened to another teenager of the same age between 2000 and 2001.

There is also an allegation a woman in her 20s was raped in 2010 and another woman of a similar age was sexually assaulted. The final charge relates to the sexual assault of a woman in her 20s in 2016.

With the exception of the 2010 sexual assault, which is said to have happened in Stroud, the other alleged incidents are reported to have occurred in London.