Latest: BBC reporter who broke story about Cliff Richard's home 'guessed singer's name'

Latest: A BBC reporter who broke a story about Sir Cliff Richard's home being searched by police following an allegation of sex assault has told a High Court judge how he guessed the singer's name after a contact told him police were looking at "just one more major figure".

Latest: BBC reporter who broke story about Cliff Richard's home 'guessed singer's name'

Update - 4.30pm: A BBC reporter who broke a story about Sir Cliff Richard's home being searched by police following an allegation of sex assault has told a High Court judge how he guessed the singer's name after a contact told him police were looking at "just one more major figure".

Dan Johnson said he had heard "previous rumours" about Sir Cliff, and he was determined to protect his confidential source".

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