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Metropolitan police headquarters in London. The force said 589 people had come forward with information relating to the Jimmy Savile scandal. Photograph: PA
Metropolitan police headquarters in London. The force said 589 people had come forward with information relating to the Jimmy Savile scandal. Photograph: PA

Jimmy Savile police arrest two more men

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Operation Yewtree police arrest men in Hampshire and west London on suspicion of sexual offences not connected to Savile

The Metropolitan police have made two further arrests in their Operation Yewtree investigation into alleged sexual offences by Jimmy Savile and others.

A 53-year-old man was arrested in Hampshire and a 59-year-old man held in west London on suspicion of sexual offences on Wednesday.

The suspects take the total number of people arrested under Operation Yewtree to nine.

The Met police said the two arrests fall under the "others" strand of the investigation, meaning the alleged offences are not connected to Savile.

The 53-year-old was taken into custody in Hampshire after his arrest at 8am; the 59-year-old is being questioned at a London police station.

Others arrested under Operation Yewtree include former pop star Gary Glitter, comedian Freddie Starr and publicist Max Clifford.

Scotland Yard said last month 31 allegations of rape had been made against Savile and 589 people had come forward with information relating to the scandal.

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