Television cook Nigella Lawson was unhappy in her marriage to Charles Saatchi and was blocked from working abroad by him, her former personal assistant has told a court.

One of the former personal assistants to Charles Saatchi and Nigella Lawson accused of defrauding the celebrity couple said she was given a bank card to withdraw her own salary and buy “anything I wanted”.

One of the personal assistants accused of defrauding Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi has told a court the TV cook allowed their children to smoke cannabis.

One of the personal assistants accused of defrauding Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi has accused them of lying under oath as she gave evidence in her trial.

Jurors in the trial of two former personal assistants accused of defrauding Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi have been warned to ignore comments made by British Prime Minister David Cameron about the celebrity cook.

Nigella Lawson told a court today she would rather be "honest and ashamed" than "bullied with lies" after revealing details of her past drug use.

Nigella Lawson accused her ex-husband, Charles Saatchi, of threatening to “destroy” her.

Nigella Lawson has admitted in court to using cocaine, saying in one case it was because of “intimate terrorism” she suffered at the hands of her ex-husband Charles Saatchi.

Nigella Lawson has admitted she was “flabbergasted at the extent” of the alleged fraud by the Grillo sisters.

Nigella Lawson accused her ex-husband, Charles Saatchi, of threatening to “destroy” her as she gave evidence today in the trial of their former personal assistants on fraud charges.

Nigella Lawson arrived at court today as she prepares to give evidence in the trial of two of her former personal assistants.

Art dealer Charles Saatchi has told a court he was “utterly bereft” that a private email he sent to ex-wife Nigella Lawson referring to her being on drugs has been made public.

The accountant in charge of Charles Saatchi’s finances has told a court he increased the art dealer’s assistant’s credit limit to £100,000 (€120,000) without telling Mr Saatchi the amount.

Charles Saatchi told a court today that he held the neck of his former wife Nigella Lawson last June “to make her focus”.

Charles Saatchi has told a court it was his ex-wife Nigella Lawson’s idea to let their personal assistants have company credit cards.

TV cook Nigella Lawson was described as a “habitual criminal” in court today.

Two sisters who acted as personal assistants to Nigella Lawson and her former husband Charles Saatchi will stand trial in Britain today accused of using a credit card given to them by the celebrity couple to buy things for themselves.

TV chef Nigella Lawson and millionaire art collector Charles Saatchi moved a step closer to ending their marriage today.

Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi have declared that neither of them will make a financial claim against the other in their divorce proceedings.

Millionaire art collector Charles Saatchi today said he has made the “heartbreaking” decision to divorce TV chef Nigella Lawson after pictures showed him holding her by the throat as they had an argument on a restaurant terrace.