Older brother of Liam and Noel Gallagher appears in court charged with rape

Paul Gallagher arriving at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Ben Whitley/PA)

The older brother of Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher has appeared in court charged with rape.

Paul Gallagher, 59, of East Finchley in north London, is also accused of coercive and controlling behaviour, three counts of sexual assault, three counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of making a threat to kill and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.