Joan Rivers "unconscious but stable" after medical emergency in New York

The comedian Joan Rivers is "unconscious but stable" in a New York hospital after she reportedly stopped breathing during throat surgery.

The 81 year-old has been a household name in America since the 1960s.

Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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