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Paul McCartney is now worth $1.4 billion making him a billionaire and the third richest musician in the world according to Forbes. That makes him the world’s third richest musician behind American singer, Taylor Swift whose fortune is put at $2 billion. Forbes  published the report on Monday. Much of McCartney's wealth comes from MPL Communications, the music publishing company he set up in 1969, shortly before The Beatles split up. Through MPL he gained the rights to thousands of songs, including works by Buddy Holly and music from Broadway shows, as well as well known Christmas songs such as “Blue Christmas” and “Baby, It's Cold Outside.” Forbes values MPL at at least $250 million, and says it brings in tens of millions of dollars a year in royalties. He also earns from The Beatles' catalogue through Apple Corps, which Forbes estimates brings in more than $50 million a year from streaming, vinyl and merchandise. Paul McCartney shares that income equally with Ringo Starr a...

British comedian, actor and media personality, Russell Brand was on Monday, November 9, 2026, sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison for a string of sex offences, including rape as the judge told him he had been a “sexual predator” whose fame had protected him. Russell Brand,  51, showed no emotion as Judge Joel Bennathan said he had acted with “staggering arrogance” and shown “contempt” for his victims who had suffered significant and lasting harm. Paying tribute to the “bravery” of the women who came forward, the judge told Brand he had acted “how you liked and when you liked, unhindered by the rules by which decent people live.” His wife Laura Gallacher, with whom he has three children, slumped in her seat in the public gallery of London’s Southwark Crown Court as the total sentence of 10 years and six months was announced. Brand told his wife, who has supported him in court throughout the case, “we’ll be OK” as he was led down to the cells. The disgraced star was con...

Manchester United are not in a hurry to sack head coach Michael Carrick despite their drop into the Premier League relegation zone following Sunday’s 4-4 draw with Aston Villa. It was gathered that the club’s hierarchy plan to use the international break to assess the team's poor start to the season and reconsider their options before making a decision on Carrick’s future. The former Manchester United midfielder is under increasing pressure after the club recorded just one win in 11 matches, conceded 30 goals in all competitions and endured what has been described as their worst-ever start to a Premier League campaign. United’s 4-4 draw against Villa followed another comeback in their previous match, but the recent results have not been enough to ease concerns over their overall performances. Carrick and his players were given Monday off after the Villa encounter, with the head coach and his staff expected to return to the club’s Carrington training base on Tuesday. With several pl...

Jamal Musiala (left) and Uli Hoeneß Bayern Munich honorary president, Uli Hoeneß has raised concerns over Jamal Musiala’s long-term future, saying the Germany international is suffering from a condition that cannot be permanently cured and may never regain his previous level of performance. It was gathered that Hoeneß said the 23-year-old forward’s condition could only be managed to some extent with medication, leaving the club uncertain about whether he would return to his best. “We are facing a dilemma in this case, as he is suffering from an illness that cannot simply be cured, but it can be controlled to a certain extent with the use of medication,” Hoeneß told Bavarian broadcaster BR24. He also questioned whether Musiala would ever recover the level he displayed before his health problems, while acknowledging that Bayern would continue to support the player, who is under contract until 2030. “But the question remains: will he one day be able to regain the l...

The burial of late Nigerian gospel singer, Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, is scheduled to hold on Monday, November 9, 2026, in Ibadan, Oyo State, weeks after his death. The funeral arrangements, released on the late singer’s official Instagram page on Monday, indicate that the lying-in-state will hold between 9 AM and 10 AM, while the burial service is scheduled for 10 AM to 11 AM. The ceremony will take place at Banjola Event and Conference Centre, No. 20, Hope Road, Alakia, Ibadan, Oyo State. The funeral announcement, which bears the inscription, “Forever in our Hearts, always in our Lives,” did not disclose the location of his interment. The singer’s family had announced his death in the early hours of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

A British adventurer, Karl Bushby, has returned to his childhood home in Hull, northern England, after completing a 28-year walking journey around the world that covered approximately 50,000 kilometres. Bushby, 57, was welcomed by his mother, Angela, outside her terraced house on Monday, November 2, 2026, beneath a banner reading “Welcome Home Son.” Hundreds of supporters had gathered in the city centre to celebrate his return before he completed the final stretch of his journey to his mother’s home. “Sorry to keep you waiting,” he joked to the cheering crowd. “Is that it, is it done?” Bushby began the expedition, known as the Goliath Expedition, in November 1998 in Punta Arenas, southern Chile. His goal was to travel around the world and return to his hometown without using any form of motorised transport to advance his journey. Carrying a tent, a few hundred dollars and a plastic camera, he initially expected the expedition to take about 12 years. His route took him north th...