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One of the last photos ofBBC Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright has resurfaced after his tragic death this week at the age of 69.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright's sudden and tragic death is being treated as 'unexpected' but not suspicious, according to police. The legendary broadcaster - best known for his show 'Steve Wright in The Afternoon' - died this week aged 69. Police and paramedics were reportedly called to a flat in central London's Marylebone area on Monday morning, reports the Mirror, with a spokesperson of the Metropolitan Police saying: "A man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed."

supports HTML5 videoSir Cliff Richard says he does not want to know the identity of the person who accused him of a historical sex assault.In 2014, the singer was accused of having had sex with a 15-year-old boy at a rally in Sheffield in 1985.He was also accused by four men of sexual offences between the years of 1958 and 1983, which were brought to the Crown Prosecution Service but dropped due to ‘insufficient evidence’. Sir Cliff was never arrested or charged in the investigation and always denied the claims.The 81-year-old has now appeared on Channel 4 documentary The Accused: National Treasures On Trial, which centred on Sir Cliff, Neil Fox and Paul Gambaccini who were each accused of sexual assaults but never charged.Speaking on the documentary, Sir Cliff admitted he felt a ‘deep hate’ for his accuser, recalling how he would lie in bed at night and the gravity of his situation would ‘crowd back’ at him.‘How could someone do this?’ he recalled thinking.

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.

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.

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.

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

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Katie Price could face jail after she was arrested on suspicion of breaching a restraining order. Police were called to the Sussex home of the former glamour model, who was known professionally as Jordan, on Friday.

Paul Gambaccini is suing police for up to £150,000 after being shunned by “high-profile celebrities” when he was falsely accused of sexual abuse.