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A man has been arrested following the death of radio presenter Kevin Greening, Scotland Yard has said. | A man has been arrested following the death of radio presenter Kevin Greening, Scotland Yard has said. |
He is in his fifties and has been questioned on suspicion of possessing and intending to supply Class A drugs. | He is in his fifties and has been questioned on suspicion of possessing and intending to supply Class A drugs. |
He was detained at the location in Wandsworth, south London, where Greening's body was discovered and has been given police bail until March. | He was detained at the location in Wandsworth, south London, where Greening's body was discovered and has been given police bail until March. |
Greening, an ex-BBC Radio 1 breakfast show DJ, died in his sleep on Saturday at the age of 44. | Greening, an ex-BBC Radio 1 breakfast show DJ, died in his sleep on Saturday at the age of 44. |
A post-mortem examination failed to establish the cause of his death and further tests will now be conducted, the Metropolitan Police added. | A post-mortem examination failed to establish the cause of his death and further tests will now be conducted, the Metropolitan Police added. |
The case is being treated as an "unexplained" death and detectives from the force's specialist crime directorate are involved in trying to establish what happened. | The case is being treated as an "unexplained" death and detectives from the force's specialist crime directorate are involved in trying to establish what happened. |
This unit investigates London's "most serious and high-profile cases" and is sometimes described as the "Murder Squad" by the media. | This unit investigates London's "most serious and high-profile cases" and is sometimes described as the "Murder Squad" by the media. |
However, a Scotland Yard spokesman insisted this was not currently a murder inquiry. | However, a Scotland Yard spokesman insisted this was not currently a murder inquiry. |
Varied career | |
Greening co-hosted Radio 1's breakfast show from 1997 to 1998 with Zoe Ball and was also heard in a variety of other slots during his six years at the station. | |
Until his death he had been the afternoon presenter on Smooth Radio in London and a continuity announcer on digital network BBC7. | |
He had also been heard in recent years on the BBC World Service and on London stations including Heart 106.2 and XFM. | |
Senior broadcasters including Simon Mayo - another former Radio 1 breakfast presenter - had paid tribute to Greening's professionalism and creative skills following the announcement of the DJ's death on Sunday. |