A man is to stand trial accused of embezzling more than £80,000 from a charity that supports wounded military veterans.

James Reilly, 66, from Fife, is alleged to have scammed the huge sum from the Tayforth Veterans Project in City Quay, Dundee, over the course of around two years.

The charity was launched in 2011 with the help of TV star Lorraine Kelly.

Prosecutors say Reilly was a project manager and trustee of the charity and entrusted with the safekeeping of money.

It is alleged the 66-year-old embezzled £80,050 from the charity's funds between August 16, 2011, and October 29, 2013.

Reilly, of Main Street, Balmullo, denied a single charge of embezzlement on indictment during a pre-trial hearing at Dundee Sheriff Court on Tuesday.

His solicitor John Boyle said: "A large amount of formal evidence should be able to be agreed in this case.

"We should be able to cut down the number of witnesses."

Sheriff Alastair Carmichael continued the case to a jury trial sitting in June.