Paul Gambaccini: Last News

Wright died aged 69 in February, having worked as one of the broadcaster’s most popular presenters for over four decades. The news was confirmed by his family in a statement, though at the time no cause of death was given.Previously, the Metropolitan Police said Wright’s death at a flat in Marylebone “was unexpected, but is not being treated as suspicious”.Now, according to his death certificate [via BBC News] it has been confirmed that the DJ died from acute peritonitis and a perforated gastric peptic ulcer. Peritonitis is an infection of the lining of the abdomen.His death had been registered at Westminster Register Office on July 3 by a family member.It comes after an inquest into the cause of his death was recently ruled out.Wright began on BBC Radio 1 in 1980, hosting the Steve Wright In The Afternoon show the following year.

The DJ died aged 69 in February, having worked as one of the BBC’s most popular presenters for over four decades. The news was confirmed by his family in a statement, though at the time no cause of death was given.Now, Westminster Coroner’ Court has announced in a statement that “an inquest will not be required for Mr Wright.

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 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.

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.