Sir Cliff Richard's home searched by police

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Sir Cliff Richard's home searched by police

 

Police are searching a Berkshire property belonging to Sir Cliff Richard in relation to an alleged historical sex offence.

 

A number of items were removed from the property in the Sunningdale area for further investigation, but no arrests have been made.

 

A police spokesman said the allegation involved a boy under 16 and dated from the 1980s in the South Yorkshire area.

 

The search is not connected to Operation Yewtree, police said.

 

But officers from that operation have been notified, a South Yorkshire Police spokesman added.

 

Sir Cliff, born Harry Webb, is one of the most successful British musicians of all time.

 

He has sold 21.5 million singles - more than any other male British artist - and is the only performer to have had at least one UK top five album in each of the last seven decades.

 

He has represented the UK in the Eurovision song contest twice and in 2013 released the 100th album of his career.

 

He was knighted in 1995 and performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace in 2012.

 

Source: BBC News

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Are there any old people in the UK that didn't commit some kind of sex offence? Maybe a show of hands?

 

You mean old, FAMOUS, people, right?

 

I'm struggling to believe this really.. Sir Cliff is probably the oldest virgin alive...

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You mean old, FAMOUS, people, right?

 

I'm struggling to believe this really.. Sir Cliff is probably the oldest virgin alive...

I struggled to believe Rolf was capable and look how that turned out!

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You mean old, FAMOUS, people, right?

 

I'm struggling to believe this really.. Sir Cliff is probably the oldest virgin alive...

 

 

Dunno man. There's something not right in his eyes, i've always though that.

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I struggled to believe Rolf was capable and look how that turned out!

 

You have a point...

 

*sigh*

 

So, who's next? The Krankies?  Orville & Keith?  Chris Tarrant?

 

I'm starting to run out of childhood heroes... :(

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In this day and age, you only need to be hated by one person to have allegations of abuse thrown at you. The thing is, all these happened years and years ago, its all 'he said, she said' now. 
Having no physical evidence at the time, thats all the jury has to go on today, although in the case of them, their minds are made up already by the look of whoever they are putting behind bars :/
 

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^ Indeed.  I've no idea what the cops think they might find in his house after all this time...

Perhaps poRn, videos, clothing.

 

Who knows.

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I highly doubt Cliff is the type of character that would do 'stupid stuff'. I would be devastated if this were the case (being a fan of his in past years).

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The problem is we're being force fed this by the media over and over again. If there's no evidence then the general public don;t need to know until such time as proof is found.

 

That's not illegal though!

 

The Krankies swinging should be!

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The problem is we're being force fed this by the media over and over again. If there's no evidence then the general public don;t need to know until such time as proof is found.

 

 

The Krankies swinging should be!

 

I agree completely, on both counts!

 

We don't need to know either of those things! :p

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Not actually. Anti-aging research is a growth industry, with Google a major driver, and since 1900 the average US lifespan has grown from 49 to almost 79. Congress, both sides, are moving the Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act to passage. It would drive research that would have life extension aspects.

It's advancing fast enough to start the medical ethics people worrying.

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That sounds like the most horrifically evil thing that medical science could possibly aspire to.

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The latter. Economically it makes no sense, and ethically there's no question that it's not a place that medical science should go to (although the same could be said for drug induced executions, but that's another topic). People looking to extend life sentences artificially are simply looking for retribution. I'm very much against the death penalty, but footing taxpayer money to force someone to serve their entire sentence via drugs is morally obscene, and defies the point of prison's serving as rehabilitation services.

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