In brief: Jacksons seek Devon retreat

Michael Jackson's family are planning to buy a house in Barnstaple, Devon to use as a retreat from the American media limelight... Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, on a Caribbean tour to promote environmental protection, stopped in for a drumming session at the former home of reggae legend Bob Marley; the royal couple were greeted at the house - now a museum - by Marley's widow, Rita, and sons Robert and Rohan... Actor Robert Redford, a lifelong environmentalist, has narrated an IMAX film about a Grand Canyon river trip in an effort to raise awareness about water conservation... Fantasy author Terry Pratchett, who was diagnosed with a rare early-onset form of Alzheimer’s in December, is donating $1m for research into the disease... Prince Albert of Monaco is to marry his long-time girlfriend Charlene Wittstock, a former South African swimming champion, in September... Andrew Lloyd Webber is treating his friends to a lavish £5m four-day party to celebrate his 60th birthday this weekend in the Balearic Islands... Sir Paul McCartney has joined a campaign to halt the culling of 500 kangaroos in Australia...