R2D2 actor Kenny Baker dies, aged 81

Tributes have been pouring in for the actor who played R2D2 in the Star Wars films, who died at the age of 81.

Kenny Baker, who was 3ft 8in, found fame in 1977 playing the robot in the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, and reprised the role in subsequent movies in the hit franchise.

He also appeared in Flash Gordon, Time Bandits, and Mona Lisa.