Ed Sheeran labelled a ‘magpie’ in court fight over copyright infringement

Ed Sheeran leaves the Rolls Building (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Ed Sheeran was labelled a “magpie” who allegedly “borrows” ideas from other artists to use in his songs on the first day of a High Court trial over his hit Shape Of You.

The singer is in a legal battle with two songwriters, Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue, who claim Sheeran’s 2017 hit rips off parts of their track Oh Why.