The lead lawyer for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death challenged a key prosecution expert about his contention that the physician was responsible for the death of the singer.

The trial of the doctor charged over Michael Jackson’s death has resumed after days of delay, with jurors hearing from a leading expert on the powerful anaesthetic propofol that authorities say killed the star.

Lawyers for the doctor charged over Michael Jackson’s death have dropped their claim that the pop star swallowed a fatal dose of the anaesthetic propofol while his physician was not looking.

A coroner has dealt a major blow to the defence of Michael Jackson’s doctor, saying it was unreasonable to believe the pop star could have given himself a fatal dose of the powerful anaesthetic propofol.

A coroner’s investigator has acknowledged that she made mistakes while collecting medications and other evidence from Michael Jackson’s bedroom after he died, but she minimised the issues by saying no investigation is perfect.

One of Michael Jackson’s bodyguards told jurors he had barely stepped into the singer’s bedroom when he heard the King of Pop’s daughter scream “Daddy!”.

THE first bodyguard to reach Michael Jackson’s bedroom after the singer’s doctor called for help has said that he was told by the physician to gather medicine vials before calling 911.

The first bodyguard to reach Michael Jackson's bedroom after the singer's doctor called for help testified today that he was told by the doctor to gather medicine vials before calling emergency services.

Michael Jackson was in good spirits at a rehearsal on the night before he died, a bodyguard testified today.

Slow and slurred, Michael Jackson’s words echoed through a Los Angeles court at the start of the trial of the doctor accused of killing him.

PROSECUTORS told jurors last night that Michael Jackson was killed by the actions of his personal physician, who used a dangerous anaesthetic without adequate safeguards and botched recovery efforts when he found the singer unconscious.

Michael Jackson’s parents and family arrived at a Los Angeles court today for the trial of the doctor accused of his death more than two years ago.

Janet Jackson says she will not attend a tribute concert in Cardiff honouring her brother Michael because it coincides with the trial of the doctor charged over the King of Pop's death.

Lawyers for Michael Jackson’s doctor told a judge today they may need a delay in his upcoming trial because prosecutors have disclosed new witnesses with surprising scientific theories the defence did not anticipate.

A bodyguard testified today that he saw a doctor charged over Michael Jackson’s death grab a handful of vials and put them in a bag during frantic efforts to revive the King of Pop.

Michael Jackson was already dead when his physician summoned help, a prosecutor said today.

Michael Jackson’s private doctor will appear in court today in a preliminary hearing to decide if he will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter over the King of Pop’s death.

Roman Polanski’s loss of a crucial California court decision set up his return to the United States more than three decades after he fled a statutory rape charge, Swiss legal experts said.

Fugitive film director Roman Polanski has asked a judge to sentence him in his absence over a child sex case, a Los Angeles court was told early today.