US prosecutors said they plan to charge Lindsay Lohan with felony grand theft of a $2,500 (€1,800) necklace reported stolen from a jewellery store last month - the most serious count the actress has faced in more than three years of trouble with the law.

LINDSAY Lohan’s attorney said on Saturday that her client did not steal a $2,500 (€1,840) necklace and would fight any charges if they are filed.

Police want Lindsay Lohan charged with battery over her skirmish with a Betty Ford Centre rehab technician.

Nicole Richie’s probation for a 2006 offence has been terminated.

US prosecutors are unlikely to file charges against British actor-comedian Russell Brand over a spat with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport, an official said today.

Lindsay Lohan is struggling to cope in rehab.

Actress Lindsay Lohan was returned to jail in handcuffs today after a judge refused to set bail and ordered her to remain in custody for failing a drug test until another hearing nearly a month away.

Lindsay Lohan’s estranged father has denied selling her private diaries.

Lindsay Lohan has accused her father of trying to sell her private diaries, it has emerged.

Lindsay Lohan will not be in rehab for more than a month.

The judge who sent Lindsay Lohan to jail removed herself from the case today after a prosecutor complained she improperly contacted experts or participants in the case.

Lindsay Lohan is desperate to spend time with her family before she enters rehab.

Lindsay Lohan has grown close to some other inmates after starting her sentence at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California, last Tuesday.

Samantha Ronson visited Lindsay Lohan in prison yesterday, it has emerged.

Lindsay Lohan is having a “difficult time” adjusting to prison life.

Lindsay Lohan was cheered by inmates as she started her jail sentence yesterday.

LINDSAY LOHAN was taken into custody yesterday — a bit late, but without incident — to begin serving her jail sentence for a probation violation.

Lindsay Lohan moved to a substance abuse facility and signed legal papers hiring celebrity lawyer Robert Shapiro to represent her as she prepares to head to jail for violating probation in a 2007 drug case.

'Petrified' Lindsay Lohan is set to appeal against her prison sentence.

Lindsay Lohan is “petrified” about going to prison.

Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer said today that she and the actress believe the 90-day jail sentence Lohan received earlier this week is harsher than other defendants would have seen under similar circumstances.

A judge sentenced Lindsay Lohan to three months in jail and ordered her to undergo a rehabilitation programme after finding the troubled actress had broken the terms of her probation in a 2007 drug case.

A California judge has sent troubled actress Lindsay Lohan to jail for 90 days today for violating probation in a 2007 drug case by failing to attend alcohol education classes.

Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan arrived in court today for a probation hearing that could end with her either heading for jail or her next movie role.

Nicole Richie’s probation has been extended.

A judge doubled Lindsay Lohan’s bail to $200,000 (€167,000) after ruling that the actress broke the terms of her release with an adverse report by an ankle alcohol bracelet.

Lindsay Lohan could face court again after her alcohol ankle-monitor went off.

Lindsay Lohan wants Chanel to decorate her alcohol-monitoring bracelet.

A US judge recalled an arrest warrant for Lindsay Lohan, hours after it was issued.

A lawyer for Lindsay Lohan said the actress will miss a mandatory court appearance today because she is stuck in France.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel granted a request today by the 'Mean Girls' star to extend her three-year probation another year.

The warrant issued for the arrest of Lindsay Lohan was "born out of a misunderstanding", according to the actress' legal team.

US rapper The Game pleaded not guilty to three felony charges filed after authorities said he pulled a gun during a basketball game at a South Los Angeles school.

US rapper “The Game” was charged with making a criminal threat and possessing a firearm in a school area, authorities said.