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Yoko Ono talks about her last moments with John

YOKO ONO has spoken about how she fell “madly in love” with John Lennon, and of their last moments together before he was shot dead. Read

McCartneys hold truce to spend Sir Paul’s 65th together

THE bitter divorce battle between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills is “on hold”, according to reports this weekend. Read

Steve Hardstaff who helped design Led Zeppelin's famous 3rd album cover

The man who had it covered from Pepper to Zeppelin and beyond

SERGEANT Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band not only changed the world of contemporary music 40 years ago. Read

Sergeant Pepper tribute is guaranteed to raise a smile

IT WAS 40 years ago today – June 1, 1967 – that The Beatles brought the Sergeant Pepper album out to play. Read

Village’s festival tribute to Lennon

Village’s festival tribute to Lennon

SOME of Britain's greatest artists are to travel to a tiny Highland village to pay homage to John Lennon. Read

Celebrating the life of Lennon

JOHN LENNON will be remembered with a major festival to be held in a remote Highland village. Read

The restaurant will be one of the focal points of the Hard Day's Night hotel

Hard day’s light for Beatle hotel

THE opening date for Liverpool’s new £18m Hard Day’s Night hotel is in the balance over a power supply crisis. Read

Putting a price on memories of the Fab 4 (or 5)

Putting a price on memories of the Fab 4 (or 5)

IT could be Beatles for sale after fans of the Fab Four raided their attics for rare pieces of memorabilia. Read

Sir Paul McCartney at LIPA's 10th anniversary celebrations

Sir Paul is ‘honoured’ by tourism award win

THE list of awards won by Sir Paul McCartney down the years is already huge. Read

'Fifth Beatle' Aspinall quits as head of Apple

THE man who started his career as a van driver for The Beatles has controversially quit as chief executive of the Apple Corps label. Read

Let's talk again, Pete Best urges Sir Paul

HE missed out on Beatlemania but is estimated to have banked £1m from re-released recordings, and now Pete Best wants to break the 45 years of silence with Sir Paul McCartney. Read

Sir Paul McCartney

McCartney intruder detained yards from home

A MAN has been arrested by police and detained under the Mental Health Act after trying to force his way into Paul McCartney’s mansion, screaming: “I must get to him.” Read

John Lennon

In the name of John

YOKO ONO is to launch a world-wide foundation for children in memory of John Lennon. Read

Peter Langstone owner of the Strawberry Fields hotel in Blackpool

Why ours is the real Beatles hotel

LIVERPOOL'S soon-to-open Hard Day’s Night hotel won’t be the first Beatles-themed establishment to open, as Mike Chapple discovered on a trip to Blackpool Read

Sir Paul McCartney

Sir Paul to relaunch career with new LP

SIR Paul McCartney is planning to relaunch his musical career with a new album, once his bitter divorce from Heather Mills is settled. Read

League of Nations

Famous all across the universe

THE Russians are coming – plus the Chileans, Saudi Arabians and Turks. Read

Bootleg Beatle pens Liverpool 800th birthday song

A FORMER Beatle has penned a special birthday song to celebrate Liverpool’s 800th birthday. Read

Sam Leach

Merseybeat Hall of Fame honour for top promoter Sam

A MAN who devoted his lifetime to the Beatles and Merseybeat history has become the first inductee in the Merseybeat Hall of Fame. Read

The Beatles in 1967

Downloads charts hope for Beatles

THE BEATLES could be topping the charts again soon. Read

John Lennon's sister, Julia Baird, next to the original Cavern door, unveiled during the 50th birthday celebrations - Picture: PETER BYRNE

Skeleton in Lennon’s cupboard

CHIEF feature writer Paddy Shennan talks to John Lennon’s half-sister, Julia Baird who has unearthed an incredible family secret about their Aunt Mimi Read