Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli faces a rape trial after being charged with multiple alleged sexual offences. A judge has directed lawyers to agree in advance what evidence can be relied on at trial, ahead of the case being heard at the High Court in Glasgow.

The outlets report that Kohli’s trial is scheduled for October 1, 2027. The requested pre-trial agreement is aimed at narrowing disputed issues by identifying which evidence is uncontested and therefore does not need to be argued again in court. Reporting across the sources focuses on the procedural step rather than on details of the allegations.

While the Belfast Telegraph does not provide additional text in the supplied excerpt, the Daily Record, London Evening Standard, and Glasgow Times all describe the same development: judicial directions for lawyers to reach agreement on evidence prior to the trial date.