British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe known as the Yorkshire Ripper has died in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, it has been confirmed.

Sutcliffe, who was serving 20 life terms for murdering 13 women and attempting to kill seven more between 1976 and 1981, passed away at the age of 74.

A Prison Service spokesman said: HMP Frankland prisoner Peter Coonan (born Sutcliffe) died in hospital on 13 November. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has been informed. There was no confirmation of the cause of death which will be investigated by the coroner.