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		</div><p>Cliff Richard has said there “must have been illegal collusion” behind events that culminated in a police raid of his home being broadcast live on BBC News.</p>
<p>The singer said he was considering taking legal action for the “gross intrusion” into his privacy which saw him named as part of a criminal investigation without ever being charged.</p>
<p>Richard has described how, while at his Portugal vineyard in August 2014, he discovered with horror that footage of detectives searching his Berkshire home was being broadcast live on television.</p>
<p>The BBC has apologized for causing the 75-year-old distress as a result of the coverage that he earlier said made him feel like he was “going to die”.<br />
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<p>South Yorkshire Police have also apologized over their handling of the investigation after the Crown Prosecution Service decided to drop the case.</p>
<p>Richard indicated to ITV’s Good Morning Britain that he may seek compensation in the courts.<br />
He said: “There must have been illegal collusion. I’ve never known, I don’t think, investigations take place with lighting and cameras and special angles for the helicopter – it just seems ridiculous.</p>
<p>“I feel I have every right to sue because, if nothing else, definitely for gross intrusion of my privacy.”</p>
<p>The veteran entertainer said he felt like “collateral damage” resulting from the wave of police investigations into high-profile sex abuse allegations sparked by the Jimmy Savile scandal.<br />
Those under investigation for sexual crimes should not be named unless charges are brought, he told the program.</p>
<p>Richard said he understood why children who make allegations are granted anonymity.<br />
However he added: “My accusers were all men, grown-up men who were probably in their 40s and into their 50s. I don’t see why they should be protected.”</p>
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