Second Cliff Richard accuser challenges CPS decision not to prosecute

A second person who accused Sir Cliff Richard of sex abuse has challenged the Crown Prosecution Service over its decision not to press charges.

A CPS spokesman told ITV News the accuser has appealed the decision under the Victims' Right to Review scheme.

One person has already asked the CPS to review the case under the scheme and a second review has now been opened.

The spokesman said the review, which will re-examine evidence against the star two months after the case was dropped, is a standard right for victims to have the decision looked at again.

The singer, 75, was the subject of a South Yorkshire Police investigation which centred on sexual assault accusations dating between 1958 and 1983 made by four men.

He was never arrested or charged and his case was discontinued in June on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

South Yorkshire Police later apologised to the star for the initial handling of the inquiry after a raid in his Berkshire home was filmed leading him to be publicly named.

The singer, who spent almost two years under investigation, has always maintained his innocence and called the claims "vile accusations".