Jimmy Savile stripped of honorary degree

Jimmy Savile at the University of Bedfordshire in 2009 Credit: ITV Anglia

The University of Bedfordshire has stripped Jimmy Savile of an honorary degree given to him in 2009.

He received the honorary Doctorate of Arts in recognition of his fund raising work for Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire. He's raised more than 40 million pounds over the last 25 years.