Barry Manilow rushed to hospital

Singer Barry Manilow has been rushed to hospital.

Manilow, 72, was taken back to a Los Angeles after playing a sold-out gig on Wednesday.

A statement on his Facebook page said he had suffered "complications from emergency oral surgery" that he underwent on Monday.

Some of his tour dates have been cancelled and it is unclear whether he will be able to go to the Grammy Awards next week.

The Copacabana singer is currently on a tour called One Last Time - One Last Tour throughout North America and the UK.

He is expected to arrive in the UK in June for concerts in Leeds, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff and London.