Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88

Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the UK’s best-known playwrights, has died aged 88, his agents have announced.

Sir Tom, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, "died peacefully at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family".

His other stage work included The Real Thing, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

"He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language," United Agents added.

"It was an honour to work with Tom and to know him."

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