AYLESFORD, England, Oct.

British 1960s pop singer Cliff Richard must tear down a $50,000 conservatory on his property or face prosecution, a local government council has ruled. The Runnymede Borough Council in Virginia Water, Surrey, said Richard, 68, built the structure at his mansion three years ago without the proper planning permissions, The Times of London reported Wednesday. The ruling came after a real estate agent working for Richard, who has sold more than 260 million records, applied for permissions retroactively.

By Liam Rudden Arts and WHAT'S BIG and red and lies in the gutter? A dead London bus. So goes the old, and not very funny, joke.

Sir Cliff Richard was reunited with his Summer Holiday co-stars at the unveiling of a plaque in his honour. The 1963 box office hit about a group of friends travelling across Europe by bus was one of five films the singer made at London's Elstree Studios.

By D J Taylor He has endured decades of being patronised, as has a large section of the nation. But, as his latest revelations suggest, he is a survivor.