Freddie Starr

Comedian was arrested in November under the "Savile and others" strand and then re-arrested in April, under the strand unrelated to Savile

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Ex-Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning who was arrested this week by Operation Yewtree police

Ex-Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning, 72, arrested by Jimmy Savile police on suspicion of sex offences

Original Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning is the latest man to be arrested by police investigating sex offences in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.

Comedian Jim Davidson

Jim Davidson bailed until July over sex allegations

Comedian denies any wrongdoing

Freddie Starr has been arrested for a second time

Freddie Starr rearrested over further allegations of sexual offences by officers from Operation Yewtree

The comedian Freddie Starr has been rearrested over further allegations of sexual offences, it has emerged.

Rolf Harris has been arrested by police investigating historical allegations of sexual abuse

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Jim Davidson 'mystified' by sex claims

The comedian Jim Davidson has said he will be “completely exonerated” by a police investigation into allegations he sexually assaulted two women.

Police to report on Savile abuse probe as prosecutors receive file on man in 60s

Detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal will publish a joint report this week, Scotland Yard said today, as it emerged prosecutors had received a file on a man in his 60s.

Davidson was arrested after he flew into the country to take part in the Celebrity Big Brother

Jim Davidson among two men arrested in Jimmy Savile sex abuse probe

Comedian Jim Davidson “vigorously denies” allegations made against him by two women, his solicitor said.

Ex-BBC producer Ted Beston 'vehemently denies' sex offences after Savile probe arrest

Former BBC radio producer Ted Beston has “vehemently denied” historic allegations put to him by detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.

31 allegations of rape made against Jimmy Savile in sex abuse inquiry

589 alleged victims have come forward during their investigation

Gary Glitter bailed again in Savile sex abuse inquiry

Former pop star Gary Glitter and a man in his 70s have been re-bailed by police investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.

Max Clifford reads a statement after leaving Belgravia police station in London

'Damaging and totally untrue': Max Clifford speaks out against allegations after his arrest in Jimmy Savile sex abuse investigation

69-year-old was held at 7.40am and taken to a central London police station

Max Clifford arrest: Who is handling the master publicist's own publicity?

With the master publicist unavailable for comment, the task of confirming Max Clifford’s arrest fell to his solicitor Charlotte Harris, a media specialist at law firm Mishcon de Reya.

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