CLIFF IN TUNE WITH BBC

SIR Cliff Richard says he will work with the BBC again despite them airing footage of his mansion being raided by police.

The singer, inset, is suing the corporation for showing live clips of officers arriving at his property in 2014 after he was accused of historical sexual abuse.

When he was told in June that he will face no charges he called in lawyers to take legal action.

But Cliff, 76, said: “I will work with the BBC again, of course.

“The BBC isn’t the same as the people who make the shows. “I’m going to be doing some stuff with BBC Radio. My new record is on the Radio 2 A-list.

“It feels fantastic to be back to normal. As soon as it was all over I was bounding with energy. Life really is worth celebrating.

“When you go through some- ED GLEAVE thing like I have for the past two years, you realise how lucky you are really. Now I feel like I’m back.”

Cliff was accused by four men of sexually assaulting them between 1958 and 1983, but prosecutors ruled there was insufficient evidence to prosecute. He added: “I knew it was untrue, God knew it was untrue and my accusers knew it was untrue.

“And that got me through it – knowing there were at least three groups of people who knew it wasn’t true. I expected the fans to believe me.

“They know me. But it wasn’t just fans. There were people who have never bought any of my records before who supported me.” Cliff turned to friends including telly presenter Gloria Hunniford, 76, during his two-year ordeal. Speaking at the Pride of Britain Awards, he said: “I’ve learned how reliant I am on other people. My friends were always there.” Cliff has admitted that, before being cleared, he avoided social media over fears negative posts would upset him. The music legend revealed: “I don’t do those kinds of things. There’s a lot of good things on there but also a lot of nasty stuff. And I don’t want to be touched by nasty any more.”