McCartney returns home to where Beatles first played

October 4th, 2009 The story of THE BEATLES' rise to fame will be told in a new theatre production. Director Iain Softley has adapted his 1994 movie Backbeat, about the band's early days gigging in Hamburg, Germany, for the stage.

October 1st, 2009 BEATLES legend SIR PAUL McCARTNEY has agreed a deal with Mercury Records to release his new live album. The superstar has shunned major labels since ending his four-decade long deal with Parlophone, choosing instead to release tracks through coffee shop chain Starbucks' label and independent company One Little Indian.

September 27th, 2009 An essay SIR PAUL McCARTNEY wrote as a schoolboy, praising British Royal QUEEN ELIZABETH II, has been uncovered in his hometown of Liverpool, England. The former Beatles star was just 10 years old when he paid tribute to "our lovely young Queen" in honour of her coronation in 1953.

September 11th, 2009 Cowell says Beatles quip was just that; he's a fanLOS ANGELES — The Beatles once got in trouble over a flip comment about Jesus. Now Simon Cowell has ruffled feathers with a quip about the Beatles.

September 10th, 2009 SIR PAUL McCARTNEY still can't believe he and his fellow BEATLES survived the swinging sixties - because they took so many drugs and often couldn't even think straight. The Yesterday singer admits the Fab Four overused narcotics during their heyday and often fell asleep recording musical masterpieces they composed while high.

September 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - A new tape of late singer John Lennon's interviews has him saying that fellow Beatles member Paul McCartney was the most important person to him apart from his wife. "I only ever asked two people to work with me as a partner," the New York Post quoted the Times of London as reporting as to what Lennon said in the tape.

September 3rd, 2009 PAUL MCCARTNEY is relieved the BEATLES decided against naming their final album after a studio engineer's favourite cigarette brand. The group initially agreed on the title Everest after spotting one of Geoff Emerick's cigarette packets during a brainstorming session - but McCartney still thinks that would have been a terrible idea.

September 2nd, 2009 PAUL MCCARTNEY has spoken out about the final months of the BEATLES, insisting the group became victims of their own success when businessman ALLEN KLEIN took over their financial affairs. In a rare interview about the Fab Four's tense final recording sessions together, McCartney tells music magazine Mojo he and his bandmates struggled to come to terms with all the business decisions they were suddenly forced to make as they were recording final album Abbey Road.

September 1st, 2009 U.S. TV actress NICOLE SULLIVAN is a mum of two - she gave birth to her second son on Monday (31Aug09). The former King of Queens star, 38, welcomed little Beckett Edward with her husband Jason Packham.

August 31st, 2009 YOKO ONO has dismissed criticism of the new BEATLES Rock Band game, insisting her late husband JOHN LENNON "would have loved it". Fans of the Fab Four will be able to play along to 45 of their hits when The Beatles: Rock Band hits stores in September (09).

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney surprised the band 'The Script' when he visited them backstage at a stadium in New York. "We met Paul McCartney, he just walked into our dressing room and had a chat with us.

July 18th, 2009 McCartney plays first concert ever at Citi Field NEW YORK — Sir Paul McCartney knighted another New York Mets ballpark Friday night, playing the first concert ever at Citi Field. "Long time since I've been here," the former Beatle told the crowd, then paused to take it all in.

July 11th, 2009 McCartney returns to Ed Sullivan TheaterNEW YORK — Paul McCartney is going back to the Ed Sullivan Theater. The former Beatle will appear on David Letterman's "Late Show" on Wednesday.

June 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - King of Pop Michael Jackson's sudden death at a rented Los Angeles home on Thursday has triggered speculation that his 200-song Beatles collection may go to Sir Paul McCartney. An AOL music website report suggested earlier this year that Jackson had plans to leave McCartney the long-contested rights to 200 songs of the Fab Four's iconic repertoire, valued at about 500 million dollars.

June 2nd, 2009 Remaining Beatles come together to promote gameLOS ANGELES — Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr came together to promote "The Beatles: Rock Band" video game. The two surviving Beatles, along with Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison, appeared Monday at Microsoft's Electronic Entertainment Expo presentation at the University of Southern California's Galen Center.