1 . Jimmy Savile ; the veteran British TV presenter and entertainer Jimmy Savile died in October 2011 at the age of 84 . A year later , following an ITV documentary featuring interviews with women who claimed to have been sexually assaulted by Savile many years earlier . Over the next few months , hundreds more people claim to have been abused by Savile during the last 50 years , while others claim to have witnessing him carrying out sexual assaults . His victims were mostly children and vulnerable adults , and a police inquiry establishes that Savile was one of the most prolific sex offenders in Britain ; and that police received several complaints about Savile 's behaviour , but he was never fully investigated . " Operation Yewtree " also resulted in the arrests of many other celebrities following claims of historical sexual abuse . Several high profile individuals , including Rolf Harris and Max Clifford , were found guilty of various offences committed as long ago as the 1960s . Others , including '' Coronation Street '' actors William Roache and Michael Le Vell were cleared in court , while Jim Davidson was also arrested over allegations of sexual abuse but was cleared of any wrongdoing without being charged . 2 . The Murder of Lee Rigby ; in May 2013 , British soldier Lee Rigby is run over and butchered to death near the Woolwich barracks in South London where he is stationed . Two men in their twenties are arrested at the scene and charged with murder . The two men , both Islamic converts , are later sentenced to life imprisonment
Murder of Lee Rigby
Murder of Lee Rigby
Crimes That Shook Britain