UK entertainer Cilla Black dies aged 72

British singer and entertainer Cilla Black has died at her Spanish home, local police have confirmed.

File photo dated 18/5/2014 of Cilla Black with the Special Award, at the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards 2014 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. (Ian West/PA Wire) Source: Press Association

British singer/TV presenter Cilla Black has died at her home in Spain.

The former pop star is thought to have passed away from natural causes overnight at her villa in Marbella, Dailymail.com reports.

A police spokesman in Spain said: "I can confirm the death of British national Priscilla White, aged 72.

"We are still awaiting autopsy results but everything at this stage is pointing towards her death being the result of natural causes."