The daughter of former US presidential hopeful John Kerry was arrested in Hollywood today accused of drink driving.

Paris Hilton tonight pleaded not guilty in the US to drink-driving charges following her arrest last year for allegedly weaving around a Hollywood street in her Mercedes-Benz.

An investigation has cleared Los Angeles police officers over a videotaped incident in which a drifter in handcuffs was apparently pepper-sprayed in a police car.

Video footage posted on Youtube.com showing a Californian police officer repeatedly striking a suspect in the face during an arrest three months ago has triggered an FBI investigation.