Dana Reeve, who spent nine years caring for her paralysed husband, Christopher Reeve, until his death last year, announced today that she has lung cancer.

Christopher Reeve's widow Dana has come up with a novel way of paying tribute to her late husband - launching a new range of Superman dog tags.

The widow of Christopher Reeve has spoken for the first time about the Superman star’s final hours.

Christopher Reeve spent his final evening cheering on presidential hopeful John Kerry, his beloved baseball team the New York Yankees and eating his favourite meal.

The worlds of film and medicine paid tribute today to Superman actor Christopher Reeve, who has died of heart failure at the age of 52.