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CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKSir Paul McCartney almost quit The Beatles due to crippling stage fright
Paul McCartney opened up to his fans in a Q&A session and made the shocking revelation that he very nearly gave up on his Beatles career.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKFull Glastonbury 2022 lineup announced: Paul McCartney, Billie Elish, Kendrick Lamar to headline
Kendrick Lamar and Billie Eilish will also headline the Somerset festival.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKPaul McCartney shares Beatles anecdotes in new trailer for Disney+ show 'McCartney 3,2,1'
"At the time, I was just working with this bloke John," says Paul McCartney in the UK trailer for upcoming rock doc series McCartney 3,2,1.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKSir Paul McCartney talks to tree that is 'spirit of George Harrison'
The Beatles singer has a tree growing in his garden that he believes contains the spirit of the late George Harrison.
EntertainmentPA Media: EntertainmentSir Ringo Starr ‘miserable’ at not being able to visit his family for Christmas
The former Beatle is in Los Angeles and will not be able to spend the festive period with his children and grandchildren.
EntertainmentPA Media: EntertainmentSir Paul McCartney: Sometimes I wish I was a bit more like Bob Dylan
The Beatle praised the 'legendary' singer-songwriter.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKPaul McCartney: Knowing I reunited with John Lennon gives me strength
The two Beatles stars fell out when the band split in 1970 but McCartney has spoken of his gratitude at managing a reconciliation before Lennon's death.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKSir Paul McCartney looks back 'like a fan' on first time he met John Lennon
McCartney said of Lennon: 'I look back on it now like a fan, how lucky was I to meet this strange teddy boy.'
EntertainmentPA Media: EntertainmentSingalong version of Beatles film Yellow Submarine to air
The film will be broadcast live on YouTube.
EntertainmentThe IndependentThe Beatles: 'Very rare' handwritten 'Hey Jude' lyrics sell for £732,000 at auction
Beatles lyrics to “Hey Jude” handwritten by Paul McCartney have sold for $910,000 (£732,000) at auction.Three hundred items were on offer at Julien’s Auctions to mark the 50th anniversary of the band’s split, but McCartney’s note was the biggest seller.
EntertainmentPA Media: EntertainmentSir Paul McCartney teases Glastonbury appearance in cryptic tweet
The ex-Beatle has previously talked about the possibility that he will perform at the 50th anniversary event.
PoliticsYahoo News UKDonald Trump could send British ISIS 'Beatles' to Guantanamo
British pair Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh could end up in Guantanamo as the US government ponders what to do with the ISIS pair
NewsYahoo News UKHome Secretary insists Isis 'Beatles' could be brought back to the UK to face trial
Opinion is currently divided on where and how Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh should be tried.
NewsYahoo News UKDefence Secretary says he does NOT want ISIS ‘Beatles’ back in the UK to stand trial
Gavin Williamson has resisted suggestions that Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh should return to the UK.
NewsYahoo News UKBeatles fan spends £10,000 turning garage into a replica of the Cavern Club
Beatles fan Derek Oldfield, 65, has spent the last five years turning the garage at his home in Allenton, Derby, into a replica of the Cavern Club.
NewsYahoo Celebrity UKStella McCartney apologises to cabbie she snubs after pranging his taxi
Stella McCartney has been forced to apologise to a London taxi driver after she refused to reveal who she was following a crash. It seems the daughter of Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney was hoping for a swift ‘Hello, Goodbye’ (there it is) when she pranged the taxi from behind in heavy traffic in Hammersmith, west London, and left the scene without swapping her full details. The 45-year-old fashion designer was left red faced when her Mini Cooper went straight into the back of Arash Nabezadeh’s taxi and though she allowed Arash to take her license plate details, she refused to give any further insurance details to him.
NewsStephanie SoteriouJohn Lennon's sassy letter to the Queen has been discovered
Beatles legend John Lennon was never exactly one to mince his words, and it has now been discovered that absolutely nobody was safe from the star’s sass - not even royalty. A letter that Lennon reportedly wrote to the Queen back in 1969 has been discovered inside a record sleeve, with the singer explaining his reasons for returning his MBE to Her Majesty. The entire band received the accolade back in 1965, but Lennon opted to return his in protest of the British involvement in the Nigerian Civil War and the UK’s support of America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
NewsStephanie SoteriouJohn Lennon's Killer Denied Parole For The Ninth Time
Mark David Chapman, the man who murdered John Lennon back in 1980, has reportedly been denied parole for the ninth time. Now aged 61, Chapman was given a sentence of 20 years to life after shooting The Beatles star in Manhattan 36 years ago, however, officials do not think that he is ready to be released.
NewsEllen Manning'Lost' Beatles Demo Discovered By Cilla Black’s Nephew To Be Sold At Auction
A “lost” Beatles record that was missing for more than 50 years is set to be sold at auction today for tens of thousands of pounds. The demo recording of It’s For You, written for Cilla Black by John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney, was discovered by Black’s nephew Simon White after being missing for more than 50 years. The record is part of the 25th Beatles Memorabilia Auction, organised by The Beatles Shop, at the Unity Theatre in Liverpool today, and is expected to fetch between £15,000 and £20,000.
NewsCharles Walford's blogWe Can Work It Out: Why Listening To The Beatles Makes You More Productive At Work
However, heavy metal can make you more selfish, it was found. The Cornell University researchers wanted to test the hypothesis that music effects a person’s cooperative spirits. When happy, upbeat music was played – either the ‘Happy Days’ theme song, 'Brown Eyed Girl’ by Van Morrison, 'Yellow Submarine’ by the Beatles or 'Walking on Sunshine’ by Katrina and the Waves – team members were more likely to contribute to the group.
NewsStephanie SoteriouSir Paul McCartney Admits He Turned To Alcohol When The Beatles Split
Sir Paul McCartney has opened up about life after the most iconic band in history split. The singer has admitted that he was gripped by depression and turned to alcohol when his four-piece band The Beatles, which also included John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, broke up in 1970. Recalling the dark time in his life, Paul shared: “I was depressed at the time, yeah.
NewsKate SolomonHow George Martin Met The Beatles In 1962 And Changed Music Forever
On June 6 1962, The Beatles entered Abbey Road studios - which would become their recording hub for years - for the first time to have their debut meeting with Sir George Martin. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and then drummer Pete Best had already been stung by rejection after being summoned to London to try out for Decca on the recommendation of a company junior who had seen them at Liverpool’s Cavern Club.
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