Legendary entertainer Cilla Black died of a stroke after falling and hitting her head at her Marbella home, an autopsy has confirmed. Today her son told reporters outside the holiday home that the latest autopsy proved 'conclusive' and they were hoping to bring her home 'as quickly as possible'. The 72-year-old collapsed suddenly on Saturday on a sun terrace at her luxury holiday villa.
- REVEALED: Cilla Black died of a stroke after falling and hitting her head, autopsy confirms, as her heartbroken sons say they will now 'bring Mum home as quickly as possible'
- Lucky number 13: Father who 'died' for an HOUR is finally revived after 12 electric shocks failed
- By George, has Osborne got it? One in three Tories want the Chancellor to replace Cameron as Prime Minister
- Now FIVE police forces reveal they are investigating abuse claims against former Prime Minister Edward Heath as it emerges more alleged victims have come forward
- Six people appear in court over the death of schoolgirl Becky Watts, 16, including her stepbrother and his girlfriend who are charged with her murder
- Four-year-old boy is rushed to hospital after being savaged on the head by a dog as he played on a friend’s trampoline
- Pictured: Horror scars that cover body of man scalded by water from a boiling kettle as a baby
- First picture of the boy, five, who died after 999 operators failed to recognise his meningitis symptoms and told his mother to redial the non-emergency 111 line
- Pictured: Disgusting meat that was bought as dog food and kept in filthy freezers caked with congealed blood and dead insects ... to be made into CURRY and sold at festivals
- Dog poo vigilante who camouflages himself so he can hide in bushes and catch the owners who don't clean up after their pets
- Moment parked Lexus is left with smashed windows and dented bodywork after being engulfed by seawater as huge 12ft waves and 35mph winds batter Britain
- The hilarious sight that greeted a refuse worker when he went to collect a skip only to find the customer had dumped a CARAVAN on it
- Judge orders parents of two families stopped on their way to Syria to be electronically TAGGED to prevent more attempts to travel to Isis-controlled areas
- Police must merge 43 forces in England and Wales to cope with budget cuts, senior officers warn
- Social worker is sacked for failing to step in to stop appalling neglect that cost 12-year-old boy his sight
- EXCLUSIVE: 'Drug-fueled murderer' of US woman found dead in luxury South African hotel with pound of cocaine is drug-addicted black-sheep member of billionaire Central American dynasty
- Father Bobby Brown is nowhere to be seen at the final goodbye to Bobbi Kristina: Cissy Houston and Dionne Warwick lead the mourners as she is buried next to her mother in New Jersey
- EXCLUSIVE - 'I felt sick. It was like looking at myself in the mirror': The moment two girls switched at birth learned the terrible truth on Facebook 24 YEARS after shocking hospital mix-up
- Bankrupt 50 Cent's mansion costs him $70k a MONTH to maintain: Rapper's new filing reveals the extraordinary costs of his luxury pad (and all its previous owners went broke too!)
- Brown and Houston families at WAR as photo of Bobbi Kristina in her casket 'is sold for six figures'... with both sides blaming each other
- Marry Mia Farrow? I've scotch older than her: That's what Dean Martin told Sinatra. If only he'd listened!
- Poldark? No it's scyther Charles, Prince of bales: Royal reveals how he relishes using traditional farming methods as he tends meadows on the Highgrove estate
- The end of the 'Kate effect': Queen counts the cost after rise in visitors to palaces sparked by royal wedding comes to an end
- EXCLUSIVE: Yours for only $60 million – pictures of the sprawling Majorca estate being sold by Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta Jones and his ex-wife (but even at that price it needs a bit of work)
- Revealed: How distraught girlfriend heard the final cries of her BASE jumper boyfriend and his friend as they were killed slamming into a cliff-face at 100mph
- The moment a 'UFO overtakes' Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet during take-off from New York JFK Airport
- PIERS MORGAN: The best tribute Whitney and Bobbi Kristina's greedy, grasping, fame-hungry relatives and friends could pay them is to shut the f*** up
- Sons of 9/11 victim grew up poor, and were never told they were worth $1m: Their dad died in the kitchen of Windows on the World - then their payout bounced between bureaucrats for a DECADE
- Plane 'window' washes up on Reunion Island in hunt for MH370: Jogger finds new debris near beach where wing was discovered
- EXCLUSIVE: Inside Jill Duggar's life as a missionary in EL SALVADOR - along with husband Derick and baby Israel she is living under armed guard in a remote jungle region plagued by gang violence, drugs and lawlessness
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Pictured: Disgusting meat that was bought as dog food and kept in filthy freezers caked with congealed blood and dead insects ... to be made into CURRY and sold at festivals
Royly Da Silva (pictured left) of Swindon, Wiltshire, had almost half a tonne of raw meat and other food destroyed after he was caught buying it from a pet food supplier by council officials. The 37-year-old, who owns Royal Foods, led investigators to a garage he owned where they found 'filthy' food containers covered with dirt and cobwebs. They also discovered a chest freezer, packed with food, littered with congealed blood and dead flies (pictured above, main and inset).
'Your disability must be mental. I have keyed your car': Furious note left on a car that had been parked in a disabled bay without a blue badge
It's a parking habit that can drive even the most patient of motorists around the bend. So when one driver saw a red VW Beetle wrongly parked in a disabled bay (right), it's perhaps no surprise that they took matters in their own hands. The anonymous motorist decided to pen an angry note (left) to the driver, before sticking it to the car's windscreen while it was parked at the Trafford Centre in Manchester. The furious letter read: 'Your disability must be mental. I have keyed your car. Idiot!' But it appears the motorist decided not to go through with the threat and opted to leave the paintwork in tact. Dan Mackenzie, who spotted the note, said: 'They must have really annoyed someone.'
'I hired special forces to rescue my daughter': Father tells how soldier helped retrieve five-year-old who had been snatched by his ex-wife and taken to Poland
Desperate Craig Michael, 35, resorted to hiring a special forces soldier to help him retrieve his daughter Crystal (pictured together main) after she was snatched by his ex-wife and taken to Poland. Mr Michael, originally from north London before emigrating to Cyprus in 2005, spent two-and-a-half years and £35,000 trying to get his daughter back but to no avail, despite having the backing of the courts. Then, as a last resort, the father-of-two hired child recovery expert Adam Whittington (left with Mr Michael in southern Poland) and spent months planning a dramatic operation because his pleas for help from the authorities were falling on deaf ears. Having finally traced his youngest daughter, Mr Michael grabbed her when she returned from a trip with her grandparents and whisked her away in a waiting car while his soldier accomplice used pepper spray to ward off the little girl's grandfather. She has now been reunited with her older sister Castalia, six (right).
Ted Heath 'raped me when I was 12': Former Prime Minister accused of attacking a boy in 1961 as it is also claimed police dropped case against brothel madam to 'cover up his child abuse'
The alleged victim, now 65, claims he was walking along the A2 in north Kent in 1961 when the former prime minister slowed down and asked if he wanted to stay at his flat in Mayfair. He claims two months after the alleged attack he went to the authorities who dismissed him as a 'fantasist' and a 'liar'. It was only four years later he recognised Sir Edward (centre) as his alleged abuser when he saw a photo of him in the paper sharing a joke with Margaret Thatcher (right). The man, who cannot be named, spoke out after it was revealed police are being investigated over sensational claims they covered up separate child sex allegations against the former Tory leader. It is understood the cover-up claims stem from a case involving a woman accused of running a brothel. Sources close to the independent inquiry suggested the woman was charged but the case never reached trial.
We've been evacuated! Good Morning Britain hosts Tweet their shocked reactions after fire alarms force them to leave their studio
The hosts were in the middle of an interview with two actors from Emmerdale when the alarm started blaring in the background at the ITV studios on London's South Bank this morning. The automated voice repeatedly said: 'Leave immediately by the nearest exit' as the presenters looked shocked (left). Reid apologised to actors Charley Webb and Anthony Quinlan, who were being interviewed from the Emmerdale set in Yorkshire before the programme cut to a pre-recorded interview. Outside they took a selfie (right) and Shephard shared it on Twitter, adding: 'We've been evacuated not sure why - @CharlotteHawkns is v happy as you can see.'
Joey Essex wannabe dubbed Britain's vainest man is banned from road for drink-driving the wrong way round roundabout - despite protesting that he's 'too famous for public transport'
Sam Barton, 22, who has had £55,000 of cosmetic surgery - including a nose job funded by the taxpayer - was pulled over in the early hours of July 10 in Tamworth, Staffordshire (left). The Joey Essex wannabe (right) was breathalysed and arrested by police officers after he was caught driving his Toyota Yaris the wrong way round a roundabout following a night out with friends. The self-styled 'king of the talentless' was handed the driving ban at Burton Magistrates Court as well as a £400 fine, despite his solicitors raising fears he would be 'hassled and abused' on public transport.
Death of the last Dambuster pilot: Les Munro, one of the final surviving members of 617 Squadron that carried out the daring 'bouncing bomb' raids on the Nazis, dies aged 96
John Leslie Munro, known as Les (pictured left in 2013 and right with the Dambusters prior to their first mission in 1943), one of 19 pilots who took part in the raids, died this morning in hospital in Tauranga. Friends today described how Squadron Leader Munro had a 'special aura' about him and was regarded among his peers as being 'invincible'. He also felt an 'overwhelming sense of responsibility' to preserve the memory of the RAF Bomber Command and became a international touchstone, representing the gallantry of those who fought and died during the Second World War. But, in a nod to his characteristic humility, they revealed how Sqn Ldr Munro was always 'a little embarrassed' about the attention he received as a Dambuster. During the squadron's first raid, Sqn Ldr Munro's aircraft was hit by flak and had to be flown back to the UK with a gaping hole in its side. He was later praised for his courage, receiving a Distinguished Flying Cross for his leadership. The pilot's death, which came following heart problems, leaves just two surviving crew members of the Dambusters missions.
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WESTMINSTER TODAY
- Bad news, Boris! Now even Labour say the next PM will be George Osborne, who one MP has even compared to Clement Attlee
- How the militants are hijacking Labour again: Banned Derek Hatton has rejoined the party to force a Corbyn victory - and it's all bungling Red Ed's fault
- Farage tells Eurosceptics to 'get off their backsides' and make the case for Britain leaving the EU
They really ARE Despicable! Traffic chaos on Irish road after 40ft inflatable Minion character from children's movie blows free from nearby funfair
A 40ft inflatable Minion has caused traffic chaos after breaking loose from a fair (pictured inset) and blocking traffic on a busy road (left and right). Surreal photographs taken on the Old Swords Road in Dublin showed motorists helping gardai to deflate the giant character at the roadside. The inflatable is a Minion, one of the characters first seen in the 2010 film Despicable Me which have become adored by children internationally since the film's release.
Tormented by yobs who smashed up his shed and killed his kitten - but frail great-grandfather, 88, is jailed for two years for having an antique shotgun
The family of Roy Delph (pictured left, with his wife Jackie on their wedding day in 1969, and right, a more recent picture) fear that he will not survive prison. The 88-year-old worked in the mines as a wartime Bevin Boy (inset) and suffers from heart problems, a hernia and is hard of hearing. Jackie, his wife of more than 40 years, said: 'It should be those youths in jail, not my Roy. He is a frail old man with a walking stick - he can't even fire his gun because of arthritis. He has been failed by his country.' Mrs Delph, 73, said her husband had arrived at his allotment in Downham Market, Norfolk, last January to find his shed smashed up. He blamed it on local youths who he believed had killed his kitten and went to report the incident to police.
Poldark? No it's scyther Charles, Prince of bales: Royal reveals how he relishes using traditional farming methods as he tends meadows on the Highgrove estate
Prince Charles has revealed he occasionally enjoys a spot of scything in the meadows of his Highgrove estate, in Gloucestershire, in a nod to BBC's recent drama Poldark. While the Prince of Wales might not seem to have much in common with the BBC's rugged Captain Ross Poldark, the royal waxed lyrical about the benefits of scything - and even admitted watching the hit BBC show with his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall. ...read
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'Do you want to be hit on the feet or buttocks?' Shocking video of playboy son of former dictator Colonel Gaddafi 'being tortured in a Libyan prison'
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - It is believed the undated footage shows the tyrant's third son, Saadi Gaddafi, being hit in the face (pictured main) and on the soles of his feet (bottom left) while blindfolded in a prison in Tripoli, Libya. Other inmates can be heard in the background crying out in pain while being attacked. The man resembling Saadi is first made to listen to their screams and watch the beatings (top left). It emerged a week after his brother Saif was sentenced to death by a Libyan court for his part in his father's brutal regime.
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