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| Man arrested after Greening death | Man arrested after Greening death |
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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. |
| The man, in his 50s, was held at the address in Wandsworth, south London, where Greening's body was found. | |
| He has been questioned on suspicion of possessing and intending to supply Class A drugs, and has been bailed 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 | Varied career |
| Police said that officers had gone to "a residential address in Wandsworth" just before 2100 GMT on Saturday, following a call from the London Ambulance Service stating that a man in his 40s had died. | |
| Formal identification has yet to take place and an inquest will be opened "in due course". | Formal identification has yet to take place and an inquest will be opened "in due course". |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 - have paid tribute to Greening's professionalism and creative skills. | |
| Mayo said: "Anyone who listened to his programmes could tell he was extremely bright, extremely clever. If he had a 40-second voiceover for his first record he would probably put in eight, nine, 10 little funny bits just to get the whole thing going. | |
| "He was a fantastic example as to how much work should go into a programme. He was naturally gifted, and I frankly find it rather hard to believe that he's not with us any more." |