Legendary entertainer Kenny Lynch dies aged 81

Tributes have been paid to Kenny Lynch, the British singer and entertainer, who has died at the age of 81.

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker remembered him as "a delightful, funny, talented man", while Boy George said he had been a "huge part of my 70s life".

Lynch had two Top 10 hits in the 1960s, toured with the Beatles, wrote songs for the Small Faces and appeared on Celebrity Squares and other TV shows.

According to his family, Lynch died in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

His songs Up on the Roof and You Can Never Stop Me Loving You reached number 10 in 1962 and 1963 respectively.