A MNaccused of sexual abuse and a man accused of perverting the course of justice have had a date set for their trial.

Bilal Ahmed, 27, and Zeeshan Ahmed, 28, appeared at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday to hear they will now be tried together on May 19 next year.

Bilal, of Suffolk Road, Maidenhead, denies raping one teenage girl and sexually abusing another in 2011.

Zeeshan, of Palmer Road, Wood Farm, Oxford, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of perverting the course of justice in relation to the two girls.