Singer Cliff Richard, one of Britain's best-known entertainers, will not face criminal charges over alleged historical sex crimes because there is insufficient evidence, British prosecutors said. Britain's Crown Prosecution Service was handed a file of evidence by police in May relating to allegations against Richard, 75. Richard, born Harry Webb in 1940 and who was called Britain's Elvis Presley early in his career, has had 14 No. With his backing group The Shadows, Richard was one of Britain's most successful performers in the pre-Beatles era of the late 1950s and early 1960s. "I was named before I was even interviewed (by police) and for me that was like being hung out like 'live bait'," said Richard.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 16, 2016 09:22 UTC