A 24-year-old woman died of complications arising from a hairball that extended more than 25cm from her stomach into her intestines, an inquest heard.

A 24-year-old woman died of complications arising from a hairball that extended more than 25cm from her stomach into her intestines, an inquest heard. 

Tensions flared over plans to build a mosque near ground zero as rival demonstrations took place after family members of the victims of the 9/11 attacks took part in a sombre ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the US.

A day of mourning for nearly 3,000 victims of the September 11 attacks began with moments of silence and tears near Ground Zero in New York.