British singer Cliff Richard has been re-interviewed by police in the UK after meeting officers voluntarily, his spokesman said.

The veteran entertainer was first questioned under caution by detectives last year over an alleged sex crime involving a young boy in the 1980s.

He was not arrested or charged.

The singer's Berkshire home was also searched as part of the investigation. A spokesman for the star said he had spoken to officers this week.

He said: "Sir Cliff Richard voluntarily met with and was interviewed by members of South Yorkshire Police. He was not arrested or charged, nor has he ever been".

"He co-operated fully with officers and answered the questions put to him. Other than restating that the allegations are completely false and that he will continue to co-operate fully with the police, it would not be appropriate for Sir Cliff to say anything further at this time".

Earlier this year, South Yorkshire Police chief constable David Crompton said its inquiry into the singer had "increased significantly in size" and involved "more than one allegation".

In a letter to Keith Vaz, chairman of the UK Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, Mr Crompton said the force was in regular contact with Mr Richard's lawyers.

But the singer's legal team subsequently criticised the committee for publishing the letter, claiming its release had caused him a "further round of unnecessary and extremely damaging media coverage".

The 75-year-old said in a statement the claims against him were "absurd and untrue" and he had "never, in my life, assaulted anyone".

The letter from Mr Crompton was published in the wake of a damning report into a deal between South Yorkshire Police and the BBC which led to a raid on the singer's home being broadcast live around the world.

The independent report found the agreement "certainly interfered with his privacy and may well have caused unnecessary distress".