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22 October 2011 Last updated at 13:33 ET

Fatal dose 'not down to Jackson' Dr Steven Shafer demonstrates to a jury how propofol is administered on 19 October 2011

Michael Jackson was so heavily sedated before his death he could not have injected himself with a fatal sedative, an expert tells the trial of his doctor.


Shah Rukh Khan poses in front of a poster for his film Ra.OneKhan film faces copyright wrangle

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan is ordered to pay $200,000 to an Indian court to secure release of his new film Ra One amidst claims of copyright breaches.

A still from the new Dutch film (image from a-film.nl)Dutch gangster fails to stop film

Dutch gangster Willem Holleeder loses a court bid to block the release of a film fictionalising his 1983 kidnapping of beer tycoon Freddy Heineken.

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Will Gompertz Article written by Will Gompertz Will Gompertz Arts editor

Van Gogh death claim unconvincing Watch

An important new book on Vincent Van Gogh suggests that the artist did not in fact kill himself but was shot by a 16-year-old boy.

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  • Ezra Miller as KevinMommy's monster

    Every parent's nightmare hits the screen

  • Jennifer Ehle in Contagion - (c) Warner BrosContagion

    Could the new Hollywood disaster movie become a reality?


  • Salzburg production of Sound of MusicGoing home

    Why has it taken Salzburg so long to stage the Sound of Music?


  • Turner Prize-nominated artworksArt or rubbish?

    Visitors to the Turner Prize exhibition give their verdicts


  • Smile high

    Brian Wilson on the Smile album's belated release

  • Girl power

    Why are pop stars like La Roux writing for girl bands?

  • Profile: Julian Barnes

    The life and career of this year's Man Booker Prize recipient

Quote of the Day

The really twisted thing is that I didn't have to travel far outside the boundaries of my own psyche

We Need To Talk About Kevin actor Ezra Miller on tacking the role of a troubled teenager

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  • The WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo spacecraftOut of this world

    Spacecraft will launch commercial flights from a site in New Mexico by 2013

Programmes

  • The Forum Listen

    Contemplating our own death - what is the best way to prepare for it?

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