preparatory

Several more are referred to in historical texts or preparatory drawings but are now lost, while a few paintings are the subject of ongoing arguments as to their authenticity.

On Monday, Smotrich said that 2025 would be "the year of sovereignty" in the West Bank, adding that he had instructed Israeli authorities to begin preparatory work for annexation of the occupied territory.

Mr Justice Julian Goose told the court the defendant had "chosen" not to say anything and ordered a further preparatory hearing ahead of the trial to take place in December.

But we are soon likely to find out to what extent any of this preparatory work counts for anything.

Mr Reeves also faces two charges of accepting money from a foreign intelligence service and engaging in conduct preparatory to endangering life for the benefit of a foreign power.