Anna Nicole's burial takes on urgency as body decomposes

The drawn-out US court battle over what to do with Anna Nicole Smith’s body has a new sense of urgency – the starlet’s remains are decomposing more quickly than expected and a public viewing could be in danger.

That warning in Florida from Broward County’s medical examiner came as Smith’s boyfriend and her estranged mother fought over where to bury the former Playboy centrefold.