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The incomparable Paul McCartney at 80

The former Beatle's long and rich musical career is marked by a refusal to rest on his artistic laurels

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Paul McCartney didn’t play on one Beatles song because he’d had a fight with John, Paul and George

‘I think we’d had a barney or something,’ he said

The Independent UK

Ringo Starr sends Paul McCartney touching Beatles-themed birthday message

Two surviving Beatles have remained friends all their life

The Independent UK

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80 Paul McCartney facts about Beatles legend's life as he celebrates his 80th birthday

Sir Paul has been an icon for decades

Liverpool Echo

Paul McCartney at 80: A personal portrait of the rock legend by Harry Benson

On the occasion of Sir Paul’s 80th birthday, this new book gives an all-access look at a life spent making the world’s most popular music

The Independent UK

Sir Paul McCartney axes Beatles hit song Back in the USSR from all live shows

Sir Paul McCartney decided to drop the hit 1968 song - about a Russian spy returning home - ahead of his recent Get Back tour

Daily Mirror

Paul McCartney continues to amaze as he turns 80

NEW YORK — They say it’s your birthday.

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Paul McCartney's incredible decades-long journey as he celebrates 80th birthday

Sir Paul McCartney has been in the spotlight for many decades. The Beatles split up in 1970 and Paul formed the band Wings with his first wife Linda a year later

Daily Mirror

McCartney marks 80th birthday with Springsteen, 60,000 pals

How better to celebrate an 80th birthday than by singing about “Glory Days” onstage with Bruce Springsteen, and being serenaded by some 60,000 well-wishers

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney gets a surprise guest at MetLife concert

NEW YORK — Even the Boss bows down before Sir Paul.

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‘Calling it memorable doesn’t do the night justice’: Paul McCartney fans react after Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi join him on stage

‘Thank you for making a dream come true,’ one fan said

The Independent UK

When I Get Older: Paul McCartney Going Strong at 80

Paul McCartney turns 80 on Saturday and a week later becomes the oldest headliner to play at the Glastonbury Festival.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sir Paul McCartney marks 80th birthday with another huge gig

Beatles legend to celebrate occasion by performing at Glastonbury as the festival's oldest solo headliner

Wales Online

Jurgen Klopp sent special Liverpool birthday message by German rock band

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was sent a special birthday message from German rock band Die Toten Hosen

Liverpool Echo

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Paul McCartney at 80: How mum's death when he was 14 inspired some of his greatest work

Paul McCartney is still going strong, playing Glastonbury next Saturday as the oldest-ever headliner, a week after he turns 80. When he was 14, his mum died and the tragedy shaped his career

Liverpool Echo

Unearthed photos of baby faced Merseyside celebs before they were famous

Youthful pics of some of the city's most famous faces including Jodie Comer, Daniel Craig, Abbey Clancy, Paul O'Grady, John Bishop and Stephen Graham before they hit the big time

Liverpool Echo

Bingo hall renamed to mark Sir Paul McCartney's birthday

The venue is only a few miles away from where the music legend grew up

The Guardian - UK

Paul McCartney’s greatest post-Beatles songs – ranked!

As Macca turns 80 this weekend, we pick the best of his blockbuster solo and Wings catalogue, from new wave curios to classic piano ballads

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The Independent UK

Mecca Bingo hall honours Paul McCartney’s 80th birthday with name change

The Beatles’ frontman celebrates his landmark birthday in the same month as his headline appearance at Glastonbury.

Liverpool Echo

Beatles autographs smudged by John Lennon's 'greasy' fingers sell for almost £8,000

The inky smudge from John's fish and chips is thought to contain his DNA

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The ageless Ringo Starr reflects on what keeps him going

PITTSBURGH — Strange to think about it now, but when Ringo Starr launched Ringo and His All-Starr Band in 1989, he hadn’t been a touring musician since 1966.

The Guardian - UK

‘The Beatles? I was more a fan of the Beach Boys’: Peter Blake at 90 on pop art and clubbing with the Fab Four

The groundbreaking artist documented the birth of youth culture and created the most famous album cover in history. Now with a new exhibition, he talks about what inspires him – from corn dollies to music halls

Evening Standard

Paul McCartney at 80: Has any other pop star got a legacy like this?

As the singer reaches his ninth decade, we look at his extraordinary career at the top of pop

Liverpool Echo

Life in the Victorian village that people travel for miles to visit

People travel from as far as Scotland to visit the historic Liverpool village that's older than the city itself

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With Paul McCartney headed back to Baltimore, one Beatles fan remembers when ‘lightning’ struck during the band’s 1964 visit

BALTIMORE — Mary Meyer was sitting in her shorthand class at Mercy High School in Northeast Baltimore one Monday morning nearly 58 years ago when something happened that she still calls one of the biggest thrills of her life.

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