French officials have completed a post-mortem examination to determine whether a suspected Islamic extremist was drunk or high on drugs when he took a soldier hostage in Paris and was shot dead by her fellow patrolmen.

A post-mortem examination on George Michael's body proved inconclusive, meaning there will be further tests to establish a cause of death before the possible scheduling of an inquest.

Two men have been arrested in connection with the death of 31-year-old Conor McKee in his north Belfast home.

Gardaí say a post-mortem carried out on the body of a man found in Dublin city centre last week has proved inconclusive.