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Woodland Trust’s 10 nominees from across the country highlight how trees inspire creative minds A cedar tree climbed by the Beatles, an oak that may have inspired Virginia Woolf and a lime representing peace in Northern Ireland are among those shortlis…
Beatle wrote in 1962 letter to Cynthia Powell that he wished he was on his way to her flat with ‘chocies and a throbber’John Lennon is considered by many to be a poet. But the Beatle revealed his more prosaic side in a letter penned in 1962 to his futu…
Musician, who played with the Beatles between 1960 and 1962 until he was replaced by Ringo Starr, says he ‘had a blast’Pete Best, the drummer who performed with the Beatles before Ringo Starr, has confirmed his retirement.The 83-year-old’s brother, Roa…
An oral history of the musician’s post-Beatles work in the 70s, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, will be published in NovemberAn account of Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles career at the helm of Wings is to be published later this year.Wings: The St…
Paul McCartney says success of band’s ‘final’ song together has ‘blown my socks off’, as it becomes the fastest-selling vinyl single this centuryThe Beatles have broken UK chart records as they return to No 1 with their “final” song together, Now and T…
At HMV Liverpool, Beatles heads – including one called John Lennon – queue up for vinyl copies of what is billed as the final Beatles songCommunity: share your thoughts on Now and ThenReview: final song is a poignant act of closureIt almost resembles 1…
Director makes his first ever music video for Now and Then, the ‘final’ Beatles song combined from 1995 sessions and a late-70s John Lennon demoFollowing his acclaimed documentary Get Back, director Peter Jackson is continuing his relationship with the…
A relaxed former Beatle spoke with fans in an intimate Q&A session during soundcheck in AdelaideGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWhen Paul McCartney first visited Adelaide in June 1964, 350,000 screaming fans…
A new exhibition aims to highlight a huge but often ignored contribution to style in the Swinging 60sWhen the Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein, wanted to create a new image for the band in the 1960s, the go-to tailor of the day was Cecil Gee on Shaftesb…
Frequent collaborator of George Harrison and synthesiser pioneer was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementiaGary Wright, singer of pop hits Dream Weaver and Love is Alive, has died aged 80.His sons Dorian and Justin separately confirm…