LONDON - MICHAEL Jackson fans poured out of cinemas around the world on Wednesday applauding a new movie about the singer which they said proved he deserved the title King of Pop.

Their excitement at the heavily hyped release of This Is It was mixed with sadness that one of history's biggest music stars and most troubled celebrities died before he could bring his live comeback to the stage.

ONDON - WORK on a new golf resort in Scotland being built by US tycoon Donald Trump is due to start on Wednesday, despite fierce opposition from some local people.

LONDON - BRITISH actress Barbara Windsor announced on Wednesday that she was quitting long-running BBC soap 'EastEnders' after 15 years of serving up pints and dramatic plot twists in the Queen Vic pub.