Pop opera star Russell Watson is reportedly in a critical condition after undergoing emergency brain surgery, though he is reportedly conscious and "sitting up in bed talking".
The opera star went into hospital on Wednesday after losing his vision while working in the studio. He subsequently underwent three hours of surgery to remove a brain tumour. A spokesman for the hospital told reporters: "He was recording in the studio when he suddenly became incapacitated with multiple symptoms including a dramatic deterioration of vision. After an MRI scan revealed a regrowth of a previous brain tumour and some bleeding, he was recommended to undergo emergency surgery".
The latest surgery follows that previously reported operation to remove a brain tumour in September 2006.