BBC to contact police over Savile claims

The BBC has said it is to make direct contact with police to provide full support over the “disturbing allegations” made about abuse involving Jimmy Savile.

It comes as an historic rape allegation made against the entertainer, who died last year, was referred to Scotland Yard by officers in Surrey.

A spokesman for the BBC said: “A number of serious and disturbing allegations have been made over the past few days about the sexual abuse of teenage girls by Jimmy Savile.