NATION MOURNS ENTERTAINER CILLA BLACK, 72

Britain is mourning the loss of much-loved entertainer Cilla Black after she died suddenly at her home in the south of Spain.

The death of the 72-year-old former pop star and television presenter, who lived in Estepona on the Costa del Sol, was announced on Sunday.

Black - who suffered from hearing problems and arthritis - reportedly died overnight on Saturday after flying to Spain with her son Robert.

REMOVE ILLEGALS OR FACE UP TO FIVE YEARS IN JAIL, LANDLORDS TOLD

New measures to enable private landlords to evict illegal immigrants without a court order have been announced, in the latest government effort to demonstrate a hard line amid concern about migrants breaching security at the Channel Tunnel.

Landlords who fail to remove illegal immigrants who do not have the right to live in the UK - or who do not carry out checks on their status before renting out properties - could face up to five years in jail, said Communities Secretary Greg Clark.

The measures will be included in the Government's upcoming Immigration Bill, with the aim of making it more difficult for migrants to live in the UK after their visas have expired or applications for asylum have been rejected.

JEREMY CORBYN'S ECONOMIC POLICY 'WILL KEEP TORIES IN FOR A DECADE'

Jeremy Corbyn's "starry-eyed hard-left" economic strategy would push up inflation and interest rates, undermine support for public services and deliver a decade or more of Conservative rule, shadow chancellor Chris Leslie has warned.

Mr Leslie, who is backing Yvette Cooper for the Labour leadership, delivered his scathing assessment following polls putting the left-wing candidate at the head of the race to succeed Ed Miliband.

Meanwhile, Liz Kendall - widely seen as the most Blairite of the four contenders - took aim at Mr Corbyn for promoting an agenda which was "neither realistic nor electable" and said that she would offer a "hopeful alternative" for Britain.

ENERGY CONSUMERS TO BE ABLE TO SWITCH SUPPLIERS IN 24 HOURS

Consumers will be able to switch energy supplier within 24 hours by 2018, under changes being introduced by the Government after a report found power companies were overcharging customers by £1.2 billion a year.

In a letter to the Competition and Markets Authority, Energy Secretary Amber Rudd said she was concerned that the retail market for gas and electricity is "not working well for consumers" and said the key to getting bills down was encouraging families to shop around.

But Labour accused the Government of failing to take "strong action" to protect households from being ripped off.

DAVID CAMERON 'UNSURE AND INEXPERIENCED', HILLARY CLINTON TOLD

A key confidant of US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told her David Cameron was "unsure, inexperienced, oblique and largely uncommitted" on foreign policy, it has been revealed.

The assessment came from Sidney Blumenthal in 2009, shortly before Mr Cameron became Prime Minister, and was contained in an email from a private system used by Mrs Clinton when she was US secretary of state.

Other messages describe London mayor Boris Johnson as "the Tory clown prince" and describe efforts by Gordon Brown and Ed Balls to prevent David Miliband from inheriting the Labour leadership as being "like the Tudors", The Times said.

64% AGAINST BUILDING ON GREEN BELT LAND, SURVEY REPORTS

Almost two-thirds of people think the green belt should not be built on, according to a survey conducted as protected land faces rising pressure from housing developments.

The poll on the 60th anniversary of the policy to protect land and countryside around towns and cities from development found that 64% believed existing green belt land in England should be retained and not built on while just 17% disagreed.

The Ipsos MORI poll of 845 people for the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) also revealed support was strong among a range of groups, including people with young families, private renters, council tenants and across different income brackets.

OLYMPIAN BLACK: ATHLETICS DOPING CLAIMS 'INCREDIBLY DAMAGING'

The latest allegations of wide-scale blood doping in athletics have been described as "incredibly damaging" by a British Olympian.

Roger Black, former 400m silver medallist, also said that the claims made it very hard for athletes to defend the sport.

He was speaking after the revelation that one third of Olympic and world championships medals - including 55 golds - won by athletes in endurance events were awarded to competitors with suspicious doping test results.

CYCLIST DIES DURING PRUDENTIAL RIDELONDON RACE

A cyclist has died from a suspected heart attack while taking part in a "mass-participation" festival.

The man, believed to be in his 50s, died while cycling in the Prudential RideLondon at Leith Hill, near Dorking, Surrey.

Sources said he was thought to have been pronounced dead at the scene at around 11am.

EARLY-WARNING PANCREATIC CANCER TEST COULD SAVE HUNDREDS, SAY EXPERTS

A simple urine test that could help detect early-stage pancreatic cancer, potentially saving hundreds of lives, has been developed by scientists.

Researchers say they have identified three proteins which give an early warning of the disease, with more than 90% accuracy.

The discovery could lead to a non-invasive, inexpensive test to screen people at high risk of developing the disease.

COURT DATE FOR CHILD SEX CHARGES FOOTBALLER ADAM JOHNSON

England footballer Adam Johnson will appear before a judge on child sex charges.

The 27-year-old Sunderland winger will appear at Durham Crown Court for a case management hearing ahead of a trial at the end of this month.

Johnson, from Castle Eden, Co Durham, has already denied three counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of grooming.