Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson is standing trial at Derby Crown Court for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife Rebecca Hanson and for reported controlling behaviour over an eight-year period

TV presenter accused of controlling behaviour and assault by beating during decade-long cycle of abuse, which he denies

The trial of Bargain Hunt and Flog It! auctioneer Charles Hanson is continuing today at Derby Crown Court where his wife Rebecca Hanson has taken the stand to testify against her TV star husband.

Hanson denies charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, assault by beating and engaging and controlling and coercive behaviour. Rebecca Hanson was in the witness box has been giving evidence.

The wife of television auctioneer Charles Hanson was "paralysed with fear" when her husband was violent towards her while she was pregnant, a court has heard.

Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson put his wife in a headlock and threw a phone at her when he was in a "bad mood", a court heard. The auctioneer, who has starred on BBC shows such as Antiques Roadshow and Flog It!, appeared at Derby Crown Court on Monday accused of five offences against Rebecca Hanson.

Mrs Hanson told the hearing there was an incident at their home where they began arguing about him putting too many logs on the fire and when she challenged him he "threatened to put burning embers" on her. She said: "It is difficult to stand up to Charles because he does what he wants.”

BARGAIN Hunt star Charles Hanson assaulted his wife every six months for ten years and put her in a headlock, a court heard. The TV auctioneer, 45, is accused of five offences in total

Charles Hanson, an auctioneer who appeared on Bargain Hunt and Flog It!, assaulted his wife Rebecca every six months for a decade, jurors at Derby crown court were told