Actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs which included painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety medication, the New York City medical examiner said today.

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his New York apartment yesterday.

Construction workers have begun removing the steel skeleton of a contaminated skyscraper next to the World Trade Centre site, the most visible sign yet that the building is coming down.

A seven-year-old girl died last night after a two-day fight for her life, becoming the 10th victim of a devastating fire that claimed the lives of her mother, siblings and cousins.

Workers digging up a road at the World Trade Centre site in a search for remains of 9/11 terror attack victims have found two more bones.

NEW DNA testing has identified human remains recovered years ago from the World Trade Centre wreckage to be those of a flight attendant and passenger from American Airlines Flight 11, the first hijacked plane to crash into a tower on September 11 2001.

New DNA testing has identified human remains recovered years ago from the World Trade Center wreckage to be those of a flight attendant and passenger from American Airlines Flight 11, the first hijacked plane to crash into a tower on September 11, 2001.

Workers have recovered more human remains from several manholes as New York began a new search for September 11 victims.

Construction workers discovered 74 bone fragments over the weekend on the roof of a vacant skyscraper across from the World Trade Centre site in New York.

Construction workers cleaning toxic waste from an empty skyscraper across from the World Trade Centre terrorist attacks site have found four more human body parts in the building, after finding 10 bone fragments on the rooftop last autumn, officials said today.

Rapper ODB died accidentally from the combined effects of cocaine and a prescription painkiller, a US coroner has ruled.

THE widow of diet pioneer Dr Robert Atkins was yesterday considering legal action over the release of medical records which showed her husband was obese when he died.

The tally of people lost in the September 11 attacks has dropped, with three people reported missing in the World Trade Centre confirmed as alive, city officials said.

FOLLOWING the discovery in New York of a man feared dead after September 11, another ‘victim’ of the attacks has been found alive and well.