Newcastle striker Nile Ranger arrested on suspicion of rape (And don't forget his Twitter Rant against supporters)

11:30am Friday 25th January 2013 in News

Nile Ranger

NEWCASTLE United striker Nile Ranger has been arrested on suspicion of rape, sources said.

The 21-year-old Premier League footballer was held by Northumbria Police following an allegation made by a woman that she was attacked at a hotel in Jesmond, Newcastle between Wednesday and Thursday. London-born Ranger, who lives in Forest Hall, North Tyneside, was still being questioned today.

A police spokeswoman said: "On Thursday January 24 a woman reported to police that she had been raped overnight at a hotel in Jesmond. "A 21-year-old man has been arrested at an address in Forest Hall on suspicion of rape."

Stuart Hall: Rape Charge For BBC Presenter

As Pit always says - If people are too good to be true, then it's normally the case.

The 83-year-old broadcaster faces fresh charges of sexual offences, including a rape allegedly committed in 1976.

8:47am UK, Wednesday 23 January 2013

Broadcaster Stuart Hall

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BBC presenter Stuart Hall has been charged with further sexual offences - including an alleged rape.

The 83-year-old veteran broadcaster was arrested on Tuesday after attending a Cheshire police station.

The Radio 5 Live football presenter was charged with 14 offences of sexual assault involving 10 girls aged between nine and 16 between 1967 and 1986.

He is also accused of raping a 22-year-old woman in 1976.

In December, Hall was charged with three counts of indecent assault against young girls in the 1970s and 80s. He denied these three charges at a court hearing earlier this month.

Following the latest charges he was bailed to appear before magistrates in Preston on February 7.

Hall, of Wilmslow, Cheshire, has worked for more than a half century in British broadcasting and was awarded an OBE in this year's New Years Honours.

He presented the It's A Knockout show in the 1970s.

The BBC has previously said he would not be working at the corporation while he is facing allegations.