Tributes as James Horner dies in plane crash

Hollywood director Ron Howard has led tributes to Oscar-winning Titanic composer James Horner, who has died at the age of 61.

Horner was killed when his two-seater single-engine plane crashed in southern California.

Howard wrote on Twitter: “Brilliant composer James Horner, friend & collaborator on 7 movies has tragically died in a plane crash. My heart aches for his loved ones.”