A plot to burgle the Buckinghamshire home of entertainer Cilla Black during her funeral has been foiled.

A four-year-old girl died after her father dropped a television on her head causing "a catastrophic brain injury", an inquest in Britain heard today.

IRISH international footballer Steve Finnan was speeding moments before his powerful Range Rover collided with an 81-year-old pedestrian who later died from his injuries, an inquest heard yesterday.

A coroner has accused teenage magazines of contributing to a 17-year-old girl's eating disorder which led to her death.