BE has already been touted in some quarters as Liam Gallagher's art-rock album.

Cardiff become the second Welsh side to occupy the Premier League along with Swansea

A signed copy of The Beatles’ 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has been bought for a record price of $290,500 (£191,000) at auction.

Sir Paul Ruddock, one of the world's best-known hedge fund managers, is to step down from Lansdowne Partners later this year. The 54-year-old, who co-founded the company with Steven Heinz in 1998, will leave in June to focus on his work in the arts and on charity work.

The singer last week missed out on the coveted Christmas number one spot to the Justice Collective's 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother'

He has run every day for 48 years. That's 157,000 miles – or more than halfway to the moon. At this rate he might even reach it

Sir Paul McCartney has become one of the first rock stars to speak about Jimmy Savile and the sexual climate of the 1960s and 1970s.

The Beatle speaks to The Independent's arts editor David Lister about his friendship with the disgraced DJ

Paul Vallely weighs up Sixties beacons James Bond and The Beatles

Sir Elton John has told how he believes his son Zachary's childhood is going to be "very difficult" as he battles homophobia and the impact of his father's world fame.

Hundreds flock to theatre for a part in a new musical, reports Charlie Cooper

Kings of camp rock join Beatles with two entries in Top 40 – but the Stones are nowhere to be seen

Sir Paul McCartney has warned chart sensations One Direction about the "pressure" of being the next big thing.

Why, Paul, why? The flinch-inducing title, lifted from Fats Waller's "I'm Going to Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter", suggests that McCartney lacks anyone to tell him when he's had a terrible idea.