Stephen Hawking "very ill"

I've just read from the Net early this morning that renowned scientist Stephen W Hawking has been rushed to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. He's reportedly "very ill" from a chest infection. However more information is not forthcoming and all that is revealed at this stage is that the 67-year-old Hawking, who has motor neurone disease, had "been unwell for a couple of weeks".

Professor Hawking is famous for his book, "A Brief History Of Time" which studies the basic laws that govern the universe.