'Rolf Harris' interviewed in Stafford by Operation Yewtree officers

Scotland Yard said a suspect, 84, was questioned on Tuesday and Wednesday this week at a police station in Stafford, Staffordshire, by Operation Yewtree detectives in connection with allegations of sexual offences.

The force said he was interviewed under the strand of the investigation they have termed Others and that their inquiries continue.

A Met Police spokesman said the man arrested has already been questioned under Operation Yewtree. He would not disclose the man's identity, but it was widely reported tonight that it was Harris, who has been held at Stafford Prison after being jailed last year.

Operation Yewtree is the police probe set up in the wake of disclosures that former BBC DJ Jimmy Savile was a prolific paedophile.

Launched in October 2012 by the Metropolitan Police, the criminal probe has three lines of inquiry; claims against Savile, claims against Savile and others and claims against others.

So far more than a dozen people have been arrested as part of the investigation.

Five celebrities have been convicted for sex crimes under Operation Yewtree.

Former glam rock singer Gary Glitter was today found guilty of carrying out a string of sex attacks on young girls while at the height of his fame.

He was found guilty of of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and one count of sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13.

Former PR guru Max Clifford, artist Harris, and former BBC radio presenter Chris Denning have all been jailed following trials brought under Operation Yewtree.

Former BBC Radio One host Dave Lee Travis was given a suspended sentence after being convicted for indecent assault.