Brian Travers, founding member of reggae band UB40, dies of cancer aged 62

Brian Travers, one of the founding members of English reggae band UB40, has died aged 62.

Travers, a saxophonist and songwriter, passed away with his family by his side after a “long and heroic battle with cancer”, the band said on Twitter.

“Our thoughts are with Brian’s wife Lesley, his daughter…