Keira Knightley has been appearing in The Misanthrope in London's West End

Man on Keira Knightley harassment charge

A man has appeared in court charged with harassing actress Keira Knightley.

Marek Daniluk, 41, a Polish national, of Godolphin Close, Enfield, appeared before magistrates in Westminster who set a trial date for 4 June.

He was arrested on Thursday outside the Comedy Theatre, Panton Street, London where Knightley, 24, is currently appearing in Moliere's The Misanthrope.

It came after a woman complained to police about the behaviour of a man outside the theatre on Wednesday.

Knightley complained of being stalked by five people two years ago. It is believed to have led to her decision to move from the UK to the US.

Ian Carmichael has died at the age of 89.

Veteran British actor Ian Carmichael, seen in films including I'm All Right Jack, has died at the age of 89.

Carmichael, who also starred on TV as Bertie Wooster in the BBC's World of Wooster, had fallen ill over Christmas.

He died peacefully on Friday at his home in the Esk Valley on the North York Moors.

He made his name in films for the Boulting Brothers including Private's Progress (1956) and I'm All Right Jack (1959) alongside Peter Sellers.

During the 1960s and 1970s, he was successful in parts where he was cast as a loveable buffoon.

On television, his role as Bertie Wooster was particularly popular with audiences.

This was followed by another well-watched role as Lord Peter Wimsey in several of the BBC drama series based on the mystery novels by Dorothy L Sayers.

In pictures: Ian Carmichael's career

In more recent times the actor had parts in the BBC serial Wives and Daughters in 1999 and was in The Royal on ITV as recently as last year.

Former sports commentator Neil Durden-Smith, who knew Carmichael well through their work for the Lord's Taverners cricket-based charity, paid tribute to the actor.

"When I became a trustee in 1976 he had been chairman for two years. He was a marvellous chairman, very caring, hard working, very responsible.

"It's quite unusual for a full-time working actor to be chairman of a pretty big charity."

Asked what made Carmichael popular on screen, Mr Durden-Smith, 76, said: "He had a twinkle in his eye, a wonderful sense of humour, he was marvellously foppish in a theatrical way. You used to wonder what he would say next.

"He had that love of life and love of people; he gathered people around him like other people gather butterflies or postage stamps."

'Absolute joy'

Actress Anne Reid, a star of TV programmes Dinner Ladies and Ladies of Letters, said: "He was a delightful man, I was a huge fan when I was young and he was in the Boulting Brothers films.

Ian Carmichael was awarded an OBE in 2003

"He was the most wonderful comedy actor, things like I'm All Right Jack would make you weep with laughter.

"He had great zest for life, and a lot of style. He belonged to an age of elegance."

Carmichael was appointed an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 2003.

In 1979, he wrote an autobiography, Will The Real Ian Carmichael ....

Novelist Kate Fenton, 55, is his second wife. His first wife Pym died in 1983.

He also leaves two daughters, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Keith Richardson, executive producer of The Royal, said Carmichael had filmed a couple of episodes last year which will be seen when the programme returns to the screen.

"He was an absolute joy, terrific and full of life," Mr Richardson added.

Michael Jackson's doctor 'to be charged over death'

Dr.Murray

Los Angeles prosecutors will file a criminal case against Michael Jackson's doctor on Monday in connection with the singer's death, officials say.

Dr Conrad Murray's legal team says it expects him to be charged with involuntary manslaughter.

The announcement came shortly before the doctor had planned to surrender himself at a Los Angeles courthouse.

Details of charges will be officially released Monday, the LA district attorney's office said.

Involuntary manslaughter occurs when a death is the indirect result of negligence or recklessness.

Jackson died at his Los Angeles home on 25 June aged 50. His death was ruled as homicide, mainly caused by the powerful anaesthetic Propofol.

Several drugs were found in Michael Jackson's body

A cocktail of drugs - including sedatives Midazolam and Diazepam, the painkiller Lidocaine and the stimulant Ephedrine - were also detected in his body a coroner confirmed.

Dr Murray told police he had been giving Jackson Propofol as part of his treatment for insomnia, according to an affidavit made public in August.

But he has always maintained he did not prescribe nor administer anything that should have killed the singer.

The legal wrangling comes after several days of negotiations where his lawyers have tried to arrange for Dr Murray to surrender to prosecutors, in an attempt to avoid him being handcuffed and arrested.

"It seems ridiculous to us that it's been dragging on this long", Dr Murray's defence team spokeswoman Miranda Sevcik was quoted as saying by AP.

"To us this is showmanship and we are just done", she added.

James Cameron

Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver

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