BBC director-general Tony Hall has described the sexual abuse by broadcaster Jimmy Savile as a “dark chapter” in the corporation’s history.

Comedian Freddie Starr groped and humiliated a 15-year-old girl at a Jimmy Savile TV show 41 years ago, the High Court has ruled.

Publication of Dame Janet Smith’s report into how Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall carried out campaigns of abuse over decades at the BBC has been postponed at the request of the Metropolitan Police.

Tracks, trails and the toughest.

Gary Glitter is the latest in a string of high-profile celebrities to be convicted following investigations by Scotland Yard’s Operation Yewtree.

“Never again must the power of money or celebrity blind us to repeated clear signals that some extremely vulnerable people were being abused,” UK health secretary Jeremy Hunt said as a series of damning reports were published into how Jimmy Savile raped and assaulted hundreds of people in hospitals.

THE two reports on the sexual predations — and perversions — of the late paedophile Jimmy Savile published yesterday are a shocking reminder of what can happen when position and authority are misused to protect criminal behaviour.

Police have apologised to victims of Jimmy Savile and one of his friends after concluding that officers missed opportunities to properly investigate the two men over alleged child abuse when they were still alive.

Women who say they were sexually abused by television personality Jimmy Savile have won a legal battle but lost a money fight.

A compensation scheme set up for women who say they were sexually abused by television personality Jimmy Savile has been sanctioned by the British Court of Appeal.

A DJ friend of Jimmy Savile has been branded a “monster” after being jailed for 25 years for a string of historical sex offences in the UK.

A DJ friend of Jimmy Savile has been convicted of a catalogue of historical sex offences against young girls.

A DJ friend of Jimmy Savile has been convicted of a catalogue of historical sex offences against young girls.

A leading antiques expert who appeared on television alongside Jimmy Savile was a convicted child abuser and a member of a notorious paedophile campaign group, the BBC has reported.

Fresh abuse allegations against TV and radio presenter Jimmy Savile have been made in relation to 12 NHS Trusts.

Some women are likely to make fraudulent claims about being sexually abused by Jimmy Savile, appeal judges have been told.

Scores of women who say they were sexually abused by television personality Jimmy Savile are waiting for the result of a Court of Appeal fight which might affect the future of a compensation scheme.

Police in England are investigating whether an alleged victim of prolific sex offender Jimmy Savile has made a fraudulent compensation claim.

Millionaire Jimmy Savile was given a council flat after his “ramshackle” property in Salford was demolished, a rape trial heard today.

Jimmy Savile raped a 15-year-old girl with another DJ who told her "you should be thanking us", a court has heard.

A former Radio Caroline DJ raped a 15-year-old girl together with Jimmy Savile, a court in England has heard.

The BBC has apologised after a brief clip of disgraced DJ Jimmy Savile was shown during a Top Of The Pops highlights show.

The British government vowed to discover whether public institutions have exposed vulnerable children to sexual abuse — and whether authorities suppressed abuse allegations to protect politicians and other powerful people.

An agency supporting victims of sexual violence in the Irish health service has claimed it is being ignored by the HSE and the Department of Health.

Claims Jimmy Savile may have sexually interfered with dead bodies are some of the most shocking revelations yet about the disgraced broadcaster.

Jimmy Savile committed "truly awful" abuse against patients at hospitals across the country and even boasted about having sex with corpses, a series of chilling reports have revealed.

An investigation into the depraved activities of Jimmy Savile in hospitals across Britain has uncovered testimony that he boasted of having sex with dead bodies, and that his victims ranged in age from five years up to pensioners in their mid-70s.

The revelations that the famous English DJ and broadcaster Jimmy Savile abused 60 people at Leeds General Infirmary, including at least 33 patients aged from five to 75, is as horrifying as it is shocking.

The Health Minister says he is "very concerned" about the possibility of Irish victims of Jimmy Savile.

A report into the abuse carried out by Jimmy Savile at a top hospital has been delayed to gather new evidence, further angering victims of the late entertainer.

At least 500 victims as young as two were abused by the shamed television presenter Jimmy Savile during his reign as one of the UK's most prolific sex offenders, new research shows.

At least 500 victims, one of whom was just two years of age, were abused by the TV presenter Jimmy Savile during his reign as one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders, research shows.

Newspaper advertisements have been published telling people who claim they were sexually abused by television presenter Jimmy Savile how to apply for compensation.

Former pop star Gary Glitter has been rebailed until early June after his arrest over alleged sex offences.

Victims of Jimmy Savile, the former BBC TV presenter who after his death was unmasked as one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders, said they were ignored or laughed at when they tried to report that he had abused them, a report said.

Many of Jimmy Savile’s victims were ignored or laughed at when they revealed at the time that he had sexually abused them, a report has found.

Veteran DJ Dave Lee Travis has been found not guilty of 12 indecent assault charges.

Jurors in the trial of veteran DJ Dave Lee Travis have retired to consider their verdicts.

'Coronation Street' star William Roache has been cleared of all charges of sexually abusing five youngsters.

The case against Coronation Street’s William Roache is “nonsense” with the trial haunted by the “spectre” of Jimmy Savile, a court heard.

Dave Lee Travis knew that Jimmy Savile liked young girls and thought “good luck to him”, a jury has been told.

Victims of Jimmy Savile have called for a single judge-led inquiry into how the former DJ was able to evade justice for so long.

Veteran Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is facing three more sex assault charges, including one allegedly involving a girl aged seven or eight, Britain’s public prosecutor said.

Entertainer Rolf Harris will be prosecuted over three further allegations of indecent assault, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service said today.