BBC 'overdid it' with Sir Cliff coverage, director-general admits

The BBC director-general has stood by the channel's reporting of a police raid on Sir Cliff Richard's home, but admitted the corporation "overdid it".Lord Hall faced questions from MPs on equal pay, mistakes made by BBC News in the case of Sir Cliff Richard and delivering good value for money for licence fee payers at a select committee hearing.When asked about the BBC coverage of Sir Cliff, Lord Hall repeated an apology to the pop singer, but said the BBC felt the story was in the public intere