Driving home for Christmas singer Chris Rea dies

Singer Chris Rea, whose songs include the festive hit Driving Home For Christmas, has died at the age of 74, a spokesperson for his family said.

- by Stuart Reid

The Middlesbrough-born musician was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had his pancreas removed in 2001, and in 2016 he suffered a stroke.

Rea found fame in the late Seventies and Eighties with hits such as Fool (If You Think It's Over), Let's Dance and The Road To Hell.