Pavarotti cancels British dates

Ailing opera legend Luciano Pavarotti has been forced to postpone the British leg of his world tour next month after health troubles.

The Nessun Dorma tenor, 70, first cancelled his Brazil gig in March to fly to New York to seek medical help for his back problems and then pulled further dates in Chile, Portugal, Bosnia, Canada and the US from April onwards to undergo an operation.