Polanski owns up to casual sex but fights for his honour at libel trial

Roman Polanski's barrister insisted it was not his client's 'laissez-faire' attitude to casual sex that was on trial in his libel suit against Condé Nast, publisher of Vanity Fair, in court yesterday. By Mark Honigsbaum.

Polanski a ‘fugitive from morality’

5.30pm: A lawyer for Vanity Fair has accused the film director Roman Polanski of being a 'fugitive from morality' on the first day of his libel case against the magazine. By Claire Cozens.

Polanski condemns Vanity Fair’s ‘abominable lies’

2.15pm update: Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski today condemned as 'abominable lies' claims in Vanity Fair that he tried to chat up a woman on the way to his murdered wife's funeral. By Claire Cozens.

Polanski libel trial begins

12.30pm: Roman Polanski's groundbreaking libel trial against Vanity Fair opened this morning at the high court in London.

World flocks to UK news websites

12am update: The number of people visiting news websites soared in the aftermath of the London bomb attacks, with the BBC, Sky News and Guardian among the most popular destinations. By John Plunkett.

Internet takes strain as world wakes up to London blast news

2.15pm: News of today's bomb blasts in London spread across the world on the internet within minutes of the first reports of the emergency situation. By Julia Day, Jason Deans and Chris Johnston.

OK! takes Zeta Jones fight to House of Lords

Lawyers for OK! magazine are to take the epic court battle over the wedding pictures of Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas to the House of Lords.

Don’t read this, write it

John O'Farrell:Following last week's 'wikitorial' experiment by the Los Angeles Times allowing readers to rewrite its editorials on the net, this week's comment piece has been communally created by readers in an exciting online search for impartial and well-judged analysis.

LA Times ‘wikitorial’ gives editors red faces

It was the boldest of innovations. A chance for the mainstream media to strike back against the upstarts of the online world.

People power backfires for LA Times

12pm: The LA Times has abandoned an experiment which allowed readers to add their thoughts to online articles, after a deluge of 'inappropriate' posts overwhelmed editors. By Claire Cozens.

Newspaper readers migrate online

8am: More than one-fifth of people who read newspapers on the internet have all but abandoned purchasing print editions, a report has found. By Stephen Brook.

In Hollywood, cops take on the new wave of ‘lawless’ paparazzi

Detectives in Los Angeles are investigating whether they can rein in a new breed of paparazzi with criminal charges following a spate of "hyper-aggressive" incidents involving Hollywood stars.

Deep Throat film rights bought by Hanks’ firm

3.30pm: Tom Hanks' production company has bought the film rights to the life story of Mark Felt, the former FBI official recently revealed to have been Deep Throat, it was reported today. By Chris Johnston.

Diaz sues Enquirer for £33m

4.45pm: Hollywood star Cameron Diaz is suing the National Enquirer for an astonishing £33m over allegations she had an affair. By Claire Cozens.

New York Times to charge for online opinion

12.15pm: The New York Times is to join the Wall Street Journal and the FT in charging readers of its online edition for access to its star columnists. By Claire Cozens.