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Letter: Reader John Major should have known better when he ripped off the Beatles’ lyrics for a homework assignment

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023

"I mean, seriously, how much better does it get?" Dolly Parton on her version of The Beatles' iconic Let It Be, featuring Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Peter Frampton and Mick Fleetwood

Listen to Let It Be, the new single from Dolly Parton's eagerly awaited rock album Rockstar

Louder · Aug 18, 2023

‘I’d rather rewatch a bad film than a classic’: The science behind our comfort movies

Chris Harvey has watched Richard Curtis’s mushy Beatles movie ‘Yesterday’ four times – but could only sit through Todd Field’s Oscar nominee ‘Tár’ once. He investigates what it is about certain films that keeps us coming back for more

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023

Unseen photo from The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper album cover shoot to go to auction

The unseen photo from the album cover shoot is said to address a long-standing rumour.

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023

Photo that solves Sgt Pepper McCartney mystery up for auction

Rumours that musician was not present for album photoshoot are proved false, say UK auctioneers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023

BBC confirms sale of its legendary Maida Vale Studios as it plans move to Stratford

The Oscar-winning composer recalls the “awe” of working for the legendary London studios 45 years ago

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2023

Myth-busting outtake photo from The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper shoot up for auction

Photo is part of a press release for the unreleased Beatles album ‘Sessions’ and could fetch up to £10,000

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023

Afternoon Update: woman at centre of mushroom poisoning speaks; and Mark Latham dumped as NSW One Nation head

Victorian woman told police she also went to hospital after eating the meal, which killed three and left another hospitalised

The Guardian - AU · Aug 14, 2023

Screaming Beatles fans embarrassed George Harrison’s mother

George Harrison’s mother once wrote that screaming Beatles fans made her “really ashamed” she was female, The Times reported. In a letter in 1963, Louise Harrison told a teenager about hysterical scenes she witnessed at a gig in Manchester. “I was really disgusted at the way the so-called fans just screamed…

The Week · Aug 14, 2023

George Harrison’s mother ‘ashamed I was female’ after watching Beatles fans

Letters from Louise Harrison to teenager Janet Gray in the 1960s are being put up for sale.

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023