A nurse who cared for Professor Stephen Hawking claimed last night that she saw his wife abusing and mistreating him. Elaine Hawking called her disabled 62-year-old husband a cripple, bathed him ...

Stephen Hawking was the most recognisable scientist of modern times. His life fascinated people for decades, culminating in an Oscar-winning portrayal of him in the film 'The Theory of Everything'.

Tributes to Stephen Hawking have been pouring in ... that our beloved father passed away today,” his children, Lucy, Robert and Tim, with first wife Jane, said in the statement.