Subject: the Michael Jackson trial. From: Tom Mesereau, defence lawyer. Conclusions: The media did a lousy job and the jury did a good job.

A former seminarian is seeking to bring Pope Benedict XVI before a Texas court to explain what he believes was an attempt to protect priests from the law, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

Jurors examining evidence in the Michael Jackson trial took an anonymous poll among themselves early in their deliberations on the charges against Michael Jackson, and it was apparent that most believed the pop star was innocent.

British journalist Martin Bashir could be prosecuted for contempt of court after refusing to answer several questions put to him during the Michael Jackson trial.

Four out of every five prospective jurors in the Michael Jackson trial are parents, it emerged today.