Christian Bale stars as John Connor in the film

The fourth movie in the Terminator series will be released on 22 May 2009, film studio bosses have announced.

Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins features Batman Begins star Christian Bale as rebel leader John Connor.

Charlie's Angels director McG will take the helm on the movie, which is expected to be the first in a new Terminator trilogy.

Production will begin in May this year in New Mexico in the US and will be the biggest film ever shot in the state.

McG said in a statement that New Mexico represented an arid Western United States in a post-apocalyptic future.

Mark Speight insisted he had nothing to do with Ms Collins' death

CBBC presenter Mark Speight is to leave his television show SMart following the death of his fiancee, Natasha Collins.

"The tragic loss of Tash has affected her family and me very deeply," he said in a statement. "Therefore I feel unable to commit to the next series."

Speight was arrested on suspicion of murder and supplying Class A drugs after Collins was found dead at the couple's London flat on 3 January.

He is no longer a murder suspect, but is on bail over the drugs matter.

The BBC said it accepted Speight's decision.

Joe Godwin, head of Children's Entertainment said: "The next series of SMart is just about to go into production and, given Mark's recent terrible loss, we completely understand his decision.

"Everyone at CBBC wishes him well."

Mr Smith thought Hitler to be "vile and heinous", his solicitor said

Actor Will Smith has received an apology and damages from a news agency after it falsely accused him of saying Adolf Hitler was "a good person".

World Entertainment News Network (WENN) published the article, titled "Smith: Hitler Was A Good Person", in December.

His solicitor, Rachel Atkins, told London's High Court the article was "deeply distressing" to Smith and had caused him "acute embarrassment".

WENN's solicitor apologised for the "misleading allegations".

The singer's talents have been overshadowed by recent troubles

Britney Spears will soon be allowed to visit her children after reaching an agreement with ex-husband Kevin Federline, his lawyer said.

The pop star would be granted access to her sons "very soon", said the lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan.

He said both parents had agreed to a revision of a court order stripping the 26-year-old of her visitation rights.

"The process of reinstating the children's mother as a participant in their lives can commence," he said.

Mr Kaplan did not disclose further details of the agreement.