Dando trial adjourned

Jill Dando was one of the UK's best-known presenters

Legal arguments in the trial of the man accused of killing TV presenter Jill Dando have been heard at the Old Bailey.

The trial has been adjourned and will resume on Thursday, but a jury may not now be sworn in until the end of the week in what could be one of the most high-profile murder trials of recent years.

Barry George, 40, from Fulham, west London, has denied murdering 37-year-old Miss Dando on the doorstep of her home in Fulham, on 26 April, 1999.

Barry George denies murdering Miss Dando

The trial judge on Tuesday overturned a previous ban on any picture or artist impression being published of Mr George.

Miss Dando's fiancé, gynaecologist Alan Farthing, and BBC Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross have been following proceedings.

The prosecution is being led by Orlando Pownall, and Mr George, also known as Barry Bulsara, is being defended by Michael Mansfield QC.

The trial is expected to last six weeks and is being heard before Mr Justice Gage.