The release of the full post-mortem report on Whitney Houston may offer more clues about whether she suffered a heart attack before she drowned, officials said today.

Whitney Houston’s brother- in-law vehemently denied today that the singer had any intention of committing suicide.

The Los Angeles Coroner's office has this afternoon denied reports that drowning has been ruled out as the cause of Whitney Houston's death.

Investigators were working to piece together what killed Whitney Houston as the music industry’s biggest names gathered for a Grammy Awards show that at times felt as much like a memorial as a celebration.

'Police Academy' actor Bubba Smith has been found dead at his home in Los Angeles.

Simon Monjack delayed having heart surgery as he grieved for Brittany Murphy.

Prescription drugs were found close to the body of the husband of recently deceased actress Brittany Murphy, Simon Monjack.

The late actor Corey Haim had a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said was obtained through a major drug ring.

Authorities have recovered four prescription drug bottles bearing the name of actor Cory Haim but found nothing illegal while investigating his death, officials said today.

Corey Haim was living with his mother to help her battle cancer prior to his shock death.

Tragic actress Brittany Murphy would probably have survived if she had gone to a doctor in time, a coroner said.

Brittany Murphy’s husband and mother were questioned by coroners at their home yesterday.

BRITTANY Murphy’s husband says he was devastated by the 32-year-old’s untimely death and the actress had suffered from laryngitis in the days before she died.

Brittany Murphy’s death has “destroyed” her husband.

HOLLYWOOD actress Brittany Murphy died from natural causes, a Los Angeles coroner insisted yesterday.

Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy, who collapsed at her home, died from natural causes, a Los Angeles coroner insisted today.

Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy, who got her start in the hit 'Clueless' and rose to stardom in '8 Mile', died yesterday in Los Angeles of what appeared to be natural causes, a coroner’s official said.

Federal investigators today raided a pharmacy looking for documents relating to Michael Jackson’s personal doctor as part of their probe into the singer’s death.

Publication of the result of Michael Jackson’s post mortem examination is to be delayed until after police have finished their investigation into his death, it was announced.

Authorities investigating Michael Jackson's death referred to him as an "addict" and were seeking evidence related to the powerful anaesthetic propofol, according to search warrants released last night.

THE personal physician who tried to revive a dying Michael Jackson has found himself at the centre of a manslaughter probe into the singer’s death.

A US coroner’s office said it will take longer than first expected to complete Michael Jackson’s full postmortem report.

A US coroner’s office said it will take longer than first expected to complete Michael Jackson’s full post-mortem report.

Michael Jackson’s alarmed siblings confronted him about his prescription drug habit before he died, the singer’s brother Tito said today.

A Los Angeles coroner's official said toxicology reports that may determine the cause of Michael Jackson's death could be completed this week.

MICHAEL JACKSON’S dermatologist said he had sedated the pop star in the past for painful medical procedures but had never given him dangerous sedatives like Propofol to use.

Michael Jackson’s death certificate has been released without a listed cause of death as a coroner said investigators were still testing the singer’s brain.

Questions were raised today about the physical condition of Michael Jackson in the days leading to his death.

Bags of pills and other medicines were seized from Michael Jackson’s rented mansion yesterday as his personal physician continued to insist that the singer had not taken an overdose.

Police have reportedly “seized bags” of prescription drugs from Michael Jackson’s home.

Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the biggest celebrity in the world, has died at age 50.

AN UNEMPLOYED man with an advanced finance degree shot and killed his wife, three children, mother-in-law and then himself in an upscale home in Los Angeles yesterday.

An unemployed man with an advanced finance degree who was despondent over his own financial problems shot and killed his wife, three children, mother-in-law and then himself in an upscale home in a gated community, Los Angeles police said today.

Several more bodies remain in the wreckage of a crashed commuter train, in addition to the 18 confirmed deaths already announced, a Los Angeles County coroner’s official said today.

Two dogs belonging to US actor Ving Rhames apparently mauled a man to death at the star’s home, authorities said.

BRITISH no-frills airline EasyJet launched its new service from Shannon to London Gatwick yesterday.

Up to 500,000 people are expected to fly on new low-cost routes connecting Cork, Knock and Shannon with London’s Gatwick airport in their first year of operation, it was claimed today.

Low-cost airline easyJet today announced two new routes from Belfast to the Continent.

ROBERT PASTORELLI, who played the screwball housepainter Eldin on the hit US TV show Murphy Brown, has been found dead in his Hollywood Hills home from a suspected drug overdose.

It currently operates 20 leased Boeing 737-300s, with seven more arriving this year.