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Liz Truss was announced as the country's new Prime Minister this afternoon, an undeleted tweet she made about paedophile Jimmy Savile resurfaced on social media. Truss beat off competition from Rishi Sunak in a contest to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and become the country's premier.

Sir Cliff Richard is set to appear in Operation Yewtree documentary The Accused: National Treasures on Trial tonight on Channel 4.Operation Yewtree was an investigation launched in 2010 that focused on the sexual abuse allegations, predominantly the abuse of children, against the late English TV personality Jimmy Savile and other well-known celebrities. Back in 2014, Sir Cliff's home in Berkshire was raided by police officers as part of the operation that shook the UK.The national treasure, who has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, was accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy during a religious rally at Sheffield United Football club in 1985.Sir Cliff was never arrested or charged over the allegations and went on to win £2million from a BBC settlement, after BBC News sent a helicopter to cover cops raiding his home.In the documentary, the now 81-year-old will tell his version of events alongside Pop Idol's Neil Fox and DJ Paul Gambaccini, all of whom were accused but never charged with sexual offences.

Boris Johnson at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), think again. Yes, Peppa Pig’s very own amusement park was endorsed by the elusive Prime Minister, as he branded it “my kind of place” - but it isn’t the only controversial moment that has surrounded the kids’ TV series.The show is actually banned in several countries, where it has been accused of promoting a “gangster lifestyle”.READ MORE: Outrageous kids TV moments - presenters 'stoned', Jimmy Savile spoof and sex scandals There have been sexism rows, vaccine controversies and even accusations of brainwashing the very children Peppa is attempting to entertain.First released way back in 2004, Peppa Pig is still going from strength to strength despite the difficulties it’s faced.

Channel 4 daytime favourite has certainly quirked a few brows over the years.Helmed by Simon Rimmer and Tim Lovejoy, the programme features various celebrity guests each week, along with hilarious cooking segments and dining experiences.From chefs accused of “stealing” recipes from rival programmes to on-set walk-offs, the Channel 4 set has seen it all - including fires in the studio.READ MORE:Sunday Brunch descends into chaos as star brutally cuts finger in bloody segmentThe hosts have even been forced to apologise after certain guests let “banned” words slip while the cameras were rolling.Daily Star takes a look at the show’s most controversial moments ever.As with any live television, Sunday Brunch encounters its fair share of blunders - including guests letting slip swearwords on air.And host Tim Lovejoy is usually the one forced to apologise to viewers at home, and this was no truer than when impressionist Matt Forde shared an encounter with Brian Clough.He had met the football boss while working as a mascot for Nottingham Forest, and explained Brian branded him an “ugly b***h” due to the eczema on his head.Things only got worse as he repeated the curse later in the segment, with Tim jumping in to say: "I think I've got to apologise for your language there by the way.

Channel 4's Sunday Brunch were left in a state of shock when a café owner appeared on the show who charged £5 for beans on toast.Hosted by Tim Lovejoy and Miquita Oliver, with Simon Rimmer in Newquay for the Boardmasters Festival - the hosts welcomed the co-owner of a London-based café onto the show.Elliot Kaye who co-owns Norman's Café in Tufnell Park, North London alongside Alex and chef Richie, cooked up a storm for the hosts and celebrity guests.READ NEXT: Sunday Brunch’s biggest controversies - recipe copies, Jimmy Savile row and banned wordsTalking the studio and viewers at home through his menu, Elliot introduced the cafe's cheesy beans on toast dish which comprised of baked beans on toast with a slice of red Leicester cheese on top.He explained how he isn't a fan of sourdough and that at his fooderie "you can't go wrong with basic white bread".Although some fans were swooning over how appetising it looked, most fans were taken aback by the cost of the dish if you were to head into Norman's Café."Cheeky c**t £5 for beans on toast #SundayBrunch," one person penned alongside a screenshot of the menu she looked up on the cafe's website.Someone replied: "£5 for a bowl of porridge!???" while another echoed: "£5 for porridge and jam!! Wtf!"Another person then went on to say: "I can't believe there's a guy on #SundayBrunch showing off his beans and toast and 'basic white bread'."Someone then echoed the co-owners words when they penned: "'We’ve got a basic menu that includes fry-ups…' 'a fry-up with a tea or coffee included'. So this 'revolutionary café' he’s got is actually just a greasy spoon, only with posh owners? #SundayBrunch."While another said: "Is this a piss take.

Sir Cliff Richard and two other British entertainers accused but never convicted of sex crimes are to take part in a Channel 4 documentary marking a decade since Operation Yewtree.

K.J. Yossman The botched Operation Yewtree investigation, which sought to bring to light historic sex offences perpetrated by British celebrities in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, is set to be examined in a new Channel 4 documentary.Singer Cliff Richard, radio DJ Paul Gambaccini and former “Pop Idol” judge Neil Fox were among those publicly accused of historic sex crimes during the operation, which launched 10 years ago.

Liam Gallagher appeared unrecognisable to his fans as he debuted a trendy new bleach blonde hairdo on Instagram.

ITV is to examine the truth behind disgraced former TV star Rolf Harris’ abusive crimes in a two-part documentary series from All3Media-backed indie Optomen.

Last Week Tonight.In the episode which aired on Sunday (July 31), Oliver tackled the candidates looking to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister – highlighting an undeleted tweet by Truss which mourns the death of paedophile Jimmy Savile.“Truss has a real knack for making bad decisions and then very much sticking to them,” Oliver said on the show. “Exemplified by the fact that this tweet paying tribute to Jimmy Savile who turned out to be a monstrous paedophile has still not been deleted 11 years later.”Truss’s tweet, posted on October 29, 2011, reads: “Used to see Jimmy Savile at the Flying Pizza on Street Lane, Roundhay.

John Oliver took aim at the Tory leadership candidates on Last Week Tonight on Sunday (31 July). The late-night host particularly mocked Liz Truss over an undeleted tweet mourning the death of prolific celebrity paedophile Jimmy Savile. “Truss has a real knack for making bad decisions and then very much sticking to them,” Oliver said during a segment on his show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

John Oliver mocked Liz Truss, currently in the running to replace Boris Johnson as the UK’s prime minister, on Sunday night’s episode of HBO Max’s Last Week Tonight due to a tweet mourning sex offender Jimmy Savile.

READ MORE: Where BBC Watchdog hosts are now - feud rumours, co-star romance and tragic deathOf course, there have also been some presenters the BBC would rather forget, including Jimmy Savile, Gary Glitter and Rolf Harris.Daily Star takes a look back at what the presenters have been up to after the show ended.TOTP and BBC radio presenter Janice Long was the first woman to regularly host the programme, as well as the first woman to have her own daily show on BBC Radio 1.She sadly died on Christmas Day in 2021 at the age of 66, following a short illness.A statement released upon her death confirmed: “Janice was a wonderful, warm human being and exceptional broadcaster."She told a brilliant story and always made you roar with laughter with her sharp wit.

READ MORE: The first signs of breast cancer Sarah Harding spotted - and the symptoms you shouldn't ignore Danniella played Sam Mitchell in the BBC soap on and off between 1990 until 2016. She says that there has been a shift since then, BirminghamLive reports.

BBC children's programme The Tweenies was broadcast on this day in 2002 (July 25) - but its three year run was not without its controversies.The popular programme, which centered around 'Tweenies' called Milo, Jake, Bella and Fizz, along with dogs Doodles and Izzles, delighted viewers from 1999-2002.However, some of its episodes caused outrage when they were rebroadcast in subsequent years - while its deals linked to merchandising also came under scrutiny during the show's original run.READ NEXT: Casualty fans shocked by school shooting as BBC airs controversial postponed episodeOn the 20th anniversary of the show ending, Daily Star takes a look at The Tweenies biggest controversies.In 2013, the BBC received over 216 complaints after an episode of The Tweenies featured a character who appeared to be dressed as sex offender Jimmy Saville.The former DJ and presenter abused more than 200 people over a 60 year period before he died in 2011 aged 84, with a Metropolitan police report stating that Jimmy Savile was a "prolific, predatory sex offender."The episode of The Tweenies was originally made in 2001, with the BBC broadcasting the repeat in 2013 - two years after Jimmy Saville's sickening crimes were investigated by the police.It featured the character Max wearing a blonde wig, a tracksuit and using Jimmy Saville's accents and catchphrases, leaving viewers horrified and taking to social media to express their anger at the distasteful parody.One viewer said: "Dear CBeebies, I'm not sure this was a good choice of DJ to impersonate on The Tweenies today," while a second added: "Are BBC trying to self destruct? Max from Tweenies dressed as Jimmy Savile just now nearly choked on my cornflakes."The broadcast also angered abuse

Danniella Westbrook has said that she hasn't bothered to renew her TV licence, given she no longer watches the BBC.The actress explained that the channel's standard of programming is no longer up to scratch, describing it as "stuffy."Danniella, who played Sam Mitchell on EastEnders, added that she also no longer wants to be associated with the soap's broadcaster, following the handling of the Jimmy Savile scandal.READ MORE: Danniella Westbrook candidly opens up on drug battle as she addresses recoveryShe told GB News: "To be perfectly honest, I don't pay a TV licence, so I don't watch the BBC."Long, long gone are the days of Only Fools and Horses and great comedy and great drama that they made."For me, personally, I find their morning breakfast show very stuffy.

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Noel Gallagher has said he’d rather dress in Jimmy Savile shellsuits than wear his brother Liam’s clobber.The warring Oasis siblings have been taking potshots at each other for years.Noel’s latest swipe at Liam came as he answered questions from punters on his pal Matt Morgan’s podcast.READ MORE: Inside Noel and Liam Gallagher's longterm feud - fights, online insults and going soloHe was asked to choose whether he’d rather wear a Jimmy Savile shell suit or a Pretty Green Parka every day for the rest of his life.The Pretty Green clothing range was founded by Liam in 2009.Noel, 55, replied: "Jimmy Savile shell suit - and I’d have f***ing Jimmy Savile written on the back."I’d have ‘Savile Row’ written on the back.”Noel revealed he had his own problems with clothes last week - when they went missing on a US trip.He moaned: “I’ve had a f***ing nightmare, to be honest I’ve had a nightmare since I’ve got here."I arrived here in LA and my bags went to New York. And it was a direct flight."All I’d got was the clothes I was stood in."The the flight they were going to be put on to bring them to LA, that got cancelled.

Rylan Clark will be joined by his mum Linda, on today’s episode of Celebrity Gogglebox (Friday July 1).He has joined the series ahead of the Pride anniversary special, helping mark 50 years of Pride in the UK.Channel 4 says the special will “reflect on the incredible achievements and challenges of advancing LGBTQ+ rights and visibility over the last half century, while also platforming the diversity of identity and sexuality in the 2020s”.Rylan, 33, discovered his own sexuality when he was just 10 years old, after watching a Louis Theroux documentary of all things.He met his now ex-husband Dan, 42, in 2015, though they split after six years of marriage.Here is everything you need to know about Rylan’s relationship history.Dan is best known for his appearance on 2013’s Big Brother, making it to week six of the competition before being voted out.Before that, he was a police officer who worked on Operation Yewtree.This was an investigation into child sex abuse by famous stars such as Jimmy Savile.However, it was during his time on Big Brother when he and Rylan first crossed paths.Rylan interviewed him following his exit and the rest was history.Just two years later, they were married after Dan proposed during an idyllic trip to Paris.They tied the knot in 2015 with an intimate ceremony.In June 2021, reports surfaced that Dan had moved out of their shared London home and moved into a flat in Essex.Soon after, the split was confirmed by Rylan, who broke his silence on the situation later that same month.Speaking to The Sun, he said: "Following reports about Dan and I spending time apart, I feel I have to speak out - as the way it is being reported is unfair.“I have made a number of mistakes which I deeply regret and have

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Metropolitan Police’s Operation Yewtree, which was set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.Sir Cliff was awarded compensation from the South Yorkshire Police and the BBC over the coverage of the case, for which he was never charged. He has now spoken out to urge people to back the campaign to change the law so suspects have anonymity unless they are charged, explaining that being falsely accused could ‘completely destroy you’.Sir Cliff admitted he feared he was ‘going to die of a heart attack’ in the wake of the accusation after sometimes waking up with his pulse racing, and will ‘forever’ be on the dark web as ‘the man accused of the dastardly deed’. Speaking in the House of Lords on Wednesday, he also branded the internet a ‘disaster area for most people now’, adding: ‘You can’t trust anybody anymore.’He explained: ‘I can’t express it strongly enough to know what it’s like to be an innocent man and also know that the person that accused you has anonymity in perpetuity.‘I’m past that terrible time but will I ever get over it? The answer is no.’The pressure group Falsely Accused Individuals for Reform (Fair) is campaigning to change legislation to ensure anonymity for the accused until they are proven guilty. DJ Paul Gambaccini was arrested over assault claims in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal and spent a year on bail before the case was dropped. He says he and Sir Cliff have become ‘a magnet for people who either are being wronged, or who feel they are being wronged or claim they are being wronged by false accusation’, adding that he believed the UK was the ‘most humane country in the world until the events of the last decade proved otherwise’.Other stars in similar positions have also come forward in the