Pop superstar George Michael dies aged 53

A post mortem examination has revealed that George Michael died from natural causes.

The 53-year-old singer was found dead at his home in Goring-on-Thames - on Christmas Day. The original post mortem was inconclusive - but the coroner confirmed the investigation has finished - and there will NOT be an inquest.

Well our reporter Mel Bloor reports from outside his home in Goring.

George Michael died from natural causes. The singer, who lived at Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, passed away on Christmas Day.

Michael, who rose to fame as the frontman of Wham! and had chart-topping hits including Last Christmas and Freedom, suffered health scares and fought drug addiction for years.

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Michael's former partner Kenny Goss has previously said he believed the pop superstar's body "just gave up".

Further tests will be carried out on the body of George Michael after a post mortem found the cause of his death to be 'inconclusive'.

The results of these tests are unlikely to be known for several weeks.

Thames Valley Police says it is preparing a file for the Oxfordshire Coroner.

Mr Michael’s death is still being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.

The Oxfordshire Coroner's Office has said the post-mortem examination on singer George Michael will be "undertaken in due course". The 53-year-old star was found dead at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, on Christmas Day.

Michael's publicist said his family and friends had been "touched beyond words" by the "incredible outpouring of love" from fans, adding there were no suspicious circumstances around his death, which was reported to have been caused by heart failure.

Oxfordshire Coroner's Office said a post-mortem examination was still to be carried out but couldn't say when it would take place or whether an inquest would be held.

It said in a statement: "All of this is in accordance with normal procedures and does not imply that there is currently any reason to believe the cause of death is in any way suspicious."

Hundreds of flowers have now been placed outside the singer's home following his death from heart failure on Christmas Day. The local church in Goring on Thames has also become a focus for those wanting to pay their respects. Here's our report from Mary Stanley

George Michael was found dead in his bed at his home in Goring-on-Thames by his partner, Fadi Fawaz.

He had gone in to wake up the pop superstar ahead of a planned Christmas Day lunch.

Fawaz told the Daily Telegraph: "I went round there to wake him up and he was just gone, lying peacefully in bed. We don't know what happened yet."

Thames Valley Police say the death of the singer is being treated as unexplained, but not suspicious.

Michael's manager Michael Lippman said it was believed he had died from heart failure, while his publicist said he "passed away peacefully at home".