Cliff Richard ‘feared he would die’ over sex crime accusations

Cliff Richard was left fearing he would die as a result of the stress of being publicly named as a suspect of sex crimes he did not commit.

The singer, 75, said he was left physically and emotionally exhausted by a two-year ordeal that began when South Yorkshire Police raided his home live on BBC television.

Richard told the Daily Mail he is now undergoing medical tests to establish if he has suffered any long-lasting ill effects.