Debris that washed ashore in south-west Australia is not from the missing Malaysian Airlines plane, experts have said.

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A man has been killed by a shark while diving with his brother off a beach in south-west Australia, police said.

Heath Ledger’s grieving father said his son’s death by accidental overdose would be an enduring agony for the family and should be a warning to others not to mix prescription drugs.