Sir Cliff Richard home searched…News helicopter images of 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.Picture: BBC/ Universal News And Sport (Europe) 14 August 2014.
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