Former football coach charged with eight more counts of child sex abuse

Former football coach Barry Bennell has been charged with eight further counts of non-recent child sexual abuse following an investigation by Cheshire Police, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.

The 63-year-old is due to appear at South Cheshire Magistrates' Court via video-link on March 13 to face the charges, which relate to two victims and are alleged to have taken place between 1980 and 1987.