Sir Paul McCartney is to play a one-off Christmas show in London.

The former Beatle will end a seven-date European tour, his first in five years, with a concert at The O2 arena on December 22.

Madonna wanted to jump "off a building" after divorcing Guy Ritchie.

The '4 Minutes' singer admitted only her hectic work schedule and world tour helped her through a "challenging" 12 months which saw her marriage to the British film director end and courts initially block her application to adopt four-year-old Malawian girl Mercy.

Michael Sheen wants to play John Lennon in a film about The Beatles.

The actor - who has played a number of British icons on the big screen, including former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair - would love to depict the late music icon in a film about the legendary band but is convinced he would be cast as Sir Paul McCartney instead.

Yoko Ono is planning to make music until she is at least 96 years old.

The 76-year-old musician - the widow of Beatles singer John Lennon - is currently "focusing" her creativity in preparation for a "few decades" of frenzied recording.

Sir Paul McCartney's grandchildren like impersonating him. The Beatles bassist turned down the chance to recreate his biggest hits by playing the new edition of the game "Rock Band" - which gives gamers the chance to imitate members of the legendary group and perform simulations of their classic tracks.

However, Paul's grandchildren, 10-year-old Arthur and Elliott, seven - the children of his daughter Mary - jumped at the chance to play the game.

Heather Mills thinks she's the next Gandhi. The former model - the ex-wife of Sir Paul McCartney - identifies with the Indian human rights campaigner, as well as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, because of the persecution they have all endured in their bid to tell the truth.

Heather told her local newspaper in Brighton: "They were people who went through controversy to put the truth forward and they weren't afraid to fight and I can relate to that completely."