Elizabeth Taylor's health 'still improving'

Elizabeth Taylor is continuing to make improvements in hospital, having been admitted last week for symptoms of heart failure.

The 78-year-old's publicist Jamie Cadwell reiterated that her condition is stable and that her recovery is on track.

"She has continued to show great improvement, and her family and friends are very pleased with her progress," he said in a statement.

However, Cadwell insisted that the actress will remain under observation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles "for the time being".

Earlier this week, Taylor's spokeswoman issued the first indication that her recovery was "steady"