The inquest into the death of a man found in the River Medway and Strood has been opened and adjourned.

A man who spoke of his fears over the government's bedroom tax was found hanged in his home, an inquest has heard.

A young waiter died from head injuries in an alleged attack while he was in his pyjamas getting ready for bed, a coroner has been told today.

A council worker died after he left a hotel drinking binge through the wrong door and plunged down a flight of stairs in his wheelchair.

A 22-year-old quad biker died of 'traumatic' head injuries when his machine smashed into a tree, an inquest's heard.

A drink driver tragically died during a police chase... days before he was due in court on a similar charge.

Expert accident investigators have failed to find any reason why a lorry driver ploughed into a bridge on the A2 in a crash that killed him instantly.

A man was discovered dead with burns in a leisure centre sauna after passing out for up to 45 mins, an inquest heard.

A question mark still hangs over the death of a young dad, whose body was found near an 11,000 volt electricity pole months after he disappeared.

The body of a man found in shallow water on marshes has today been confirmed as that of a man missing for almost a month.

A delivery driver died after falling twice in a supermarket car park, an inquest heard.

A teen inmate discovered dead in his cell after having a stormy relationship with his counsellor took his own life, an inquest jury has decided today.

An inquest has opened into the death of a musician described as a "funny, quirky character" who died after a fire broke out in a block of flats.

Paramedics were delayed in reaching a hanged inmate because the person authorised to let them through was busy giving CPR, an inquest heard.

A musician's high BMI contributed to his death after nine years suffering from a disorder that stops people breathing in their sleep, a coroner heard.

A teenager who had a volatile affair with a mother-of-two volunteering as a prison counsellor took his own life in his cell.

The family of a young woman who died after a decade trying to get the "perfect" body believe her battle with anorexia and bulimia weakened her heart.

An elderly recluse may have been dead for months in her home with just coffee and sugar in her kitchen, an inquest heard.

An inquest has begun after a mother-of-two was killed in a boating tragedy on the Amazon.

A former headteacher slipped into a coma and died on a charity trip to Africa two months after a fall, an inquest was told.