Baker Street singer Gerry Rafferty dies in hospital

Baker Street singer Gerry Rafferty has died in hospital at the age of 63.

The songwriter was admitted to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in November 2010 with suspected liver failure.

Rafferty, who was born in Paisley in 1947, had received treatment for liver failure in the past.

He is best known for the 1978 song Baker Street but also had a huge hit in 1972 with Stuck in the Middle With You with his band Stealers Wheel.

The song was discovered by a new generation of fans in 1992 when Quentin Tarantino used it on the soundtrack to hit film Reservoir Dogs.

Early in his career Rafferty also worked with Billy Connolly in a band called The Humblebums.

In February 2009, solicitors for the singer released a statement which said he was "extremely well" and composing new songs at his home in Italy.

The statement was released after reports that friends had not heard from him since he "disappeared" six months before while being treated at a London hospital for liver failure.