Two of Michael Jackson's brothers criticise the timing of a Cardiff tribute concert to the superstar because it will clash with the trial of his doctor.

Adele and George Michael pay tribute to the singer as her family and friends prepare for her private funeral later.

US character actor GD Spradlin - best known for playing the corrupt senator in The Godfather Part II - has died in California at the age of 90, his grandson announces.

One of Pete Postlethwaite's last films, climate change documentary The Age of Stupid, is nominated for a £44,300 prize.

The Australian artist Margaret Olley, much admired for her colourful still-life paintings, dies in Sydney aged 88.

The final Harry Potter film holds off a challenge from Pixar sequel Cars 2 to hold steady at the top of the UK and Ireland box office chart.

Fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who killed himself at home in London last year, leaves £50,000 of his £16m fortune to his pet dogs.

Former Man Booker Prize-winner Alan Hollinghurst is one of 13 authors up for this year's award.