23 h. ago Beatles biographer Ian Leslie on John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s ‘erotic’ bromance

Fascinated by psychology, Ian Leslie found much to sink his teeth into in the relationship between the two greatest Beatles. Nick Duerden speaks to the writer about his new, critically acclaimed book exploring pop music’s most tumultuous, competitive and ultimately loving friendship

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29 h. ago John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison deserve their own biopics. But not Ringo Starr, he isn't on the same creative level, says PHILIP NORMAN

It's often wearing to be the Beatles ' biographer. Such is the enduring fascination of the Fab Four that at parties, rather like a doctor, I try to keep my occupation a secret, writes PHILIP NORMAN.

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43 h. ago The actors who will play The Beatles: Inside the new Fab Four

The films will have an April 2028 release date.

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44 h. ago Beatles biopics cast revealed: Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan and Joseph Quinn to star in Sam Mendes movies

The highly anticipated lineup includes Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, and Harris Dickinson as John Lennon

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45 h. ago Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan confirmed as among four stars of Beatles movies

British actor Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon while Mescal’s Gladiator II co-star Joseph Quinn portrays George Harrison.

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45 h. ago Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan confirmed among four stars of Beatles movies

British actor Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon while Mescal’s Gladiator II co-star Joseph Quinn portrays George Harrison.

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48 h. ago The Beatles: actors playing the Fab Four in Sam Mendes’ biopics announced

All four Beatles biopics, focusing on each member of the band, will be released in cinemas in April 2028The cast of Sam Mendes’ four upcoming Beatles biopics has been officially announced, with Harris Dickinson playing John Lennon, Paul Mescal playing Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan playing Ringo Starr and Joseph Quinn playing George Harrison.Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of films including American Beauty, 1917 and Skyfall, made a surprise appearance on stage with his Fab Four at CinemaCon, an annual industry event for Hollywood, in Las Vegas on Monday night. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris Dickinson to star in 4 biopics of The Beatles

Hollywood studio executives are making their case for theatergoing with a little help from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr

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68 h. ago John Lennon’s son Sean becomes latest male to hit out at Snow White star Rachel Zegler

The 23-year-old Disney star is at the centre of an online ‘smear campaign’

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68 h. ago John Lennon's son issues scathing attack against Rachel Zegler after Snow White drama

John Lennon's son Sean Ono Lennon has taken to social media and penned a rather blistering tweet attacking Snow White star Rachel Zegler who has been surrounded by controversy

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69 h. ago John Lennon's son Sean shares bizarre rant about Snow White star Rachel Zegler amid Disney flick's disappointing box office takings

The West Side Story star, 23, has been at the centre of controversy following Snow White's disappointing box office performance.

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69 h. ago Nancy McCartney, 65, enjoys a swim alongside husband Paul, 82, as they soak the sun during holiday in St Barts

The businesswoman appeared on cloud nine while relaxing in the stunning Caribbean location by the seashore wearing an aquamarine top, dark shades and a straw hat.

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3 d. ago Yoko Ono is now getting acclaim, but why do rock stars’ female partners get so much abuse? | Barbara Ellen

Ono was blamed for splitting the Beatles and taking John Lennon from his true calling. Let’s hope things are getting easier for women who date famous musiciansMore than 50 years after John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 bed-in, protesting against war, Ono finally gets her love-in. David Sheff’s biography Yoko, published last week, seeks to put the record straight about her stellar achievements as an internationally renowned conceptual artist.In recent years there have been retrospectives, including one at London’s Tate Modern. Kevin Macdonald’s docufilm, One To One: John And Yoko, is released in the UK next month. Ono, 92, is seeing reputational rehabilitation on a global scale, and all a long time coming. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Woman dies on easyJet flight despite passengers fight to save her life

The woman, believed to be 67 years old, suffered a cardiac arrest onboard an easyJet flight from Tenerife to Liverpool John Lennon Airport

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5 d. ago EasyJet flight horror as woman dies after passengers tried to save her life

The woman was on an easyJet flight from Tenerife to Liverpool's John Lennon Airport when she suddenly fell into cardiac arrest as three others including a medical professional tried to save her life

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5 d. ago Woman dies on easyJet flight as three plane passengers fight to save her life

A woman believed to be 67 suffered a cardiac arrest soon after an easyJet flight left Tenerife for Liverpool John Lennon Airport and died, despite the efforts of those aboard

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5 d. ago Yoko Ono's heartbreaking health fears after Paul McCartney left The Beatles

A new book has claimed that Yoko Ono had a heartbreaking health worry around the same time that Paul McCartney quit The Beatles, with John and Yoko also experiencing 'melancholia'

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5 d. ago With a little help from my friend: John, Paul and the ‘romance’ that transformed culture

The emotional bond between John and Paul was at the heart of the Beatles’ success – but it’s not the first time intense, creative male friendships have changed the world John Lennon and Paul McCartney met and fell for each other in the summer of 1957. John was 16, Paul 14. Paul came to see John play with his skiffle group, the Quarry Men, at a village fete. Introduced afterwards, they almost immediately formed a connection that went beyond the bounds of normal male friendship.Lennon and McCartney were not sexual partners, as far as we know. But in every other sense, their relationship was a romance: intoxicating, tender and bittersweet. Passionate male friendships like this are rare, but not unique, and a remarkable number of them have changed the world, transforming our ideas about music, art, poetry and human nature. John and Paul were, without knowing it, part of an extraordinary lineage. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Yoko Ono's health battles and life now as family say she's living out final days

Legendary artist and widow of John Lennon, Yoko Ono is now 92-years-old and living a quiet life away from the spotlight after reports she had suffered a series of health battles

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7 d. ago Yoko Ono's family reveal how she's spending her final days saying she's 'in a happy place'

A new book on Yoko Ono examines the artist and widow of John Lennon's life as an activist and her work as a promoter of peace - but the final chapter reveals how she is now living her final days in upstate New York.

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