Noel Clarke has claimed the Guardian ‘smashed his life' and insisted that he is ‘not what they have branded' him to be as he gave evidence at his High Court libel trial.

The actor is suing Guardian News and Media (GNM) over a series of articles from 2021 and 2022 that featured allegations from women accusing him of sexual misconduct.

Mr Clarke strongly denies the allegations while GNM has vowed to defend its journalism as being both true and in the public interest.

Giving evidence today, the 49-year-old said barristers for the publisher were making accusations