Jagger ready to move out

Mick Jagger has taken the first steps towards independence from ex-wife Jerry Hall - he's preparing to move from the flat he owns next door to her London home.

Jagger bought a basement apartment neighbouring the couple's former marital home in Richmond, south west London shortly after their split. He even installed a door between the two properties, so he could be close to the American model and the couple's kids.

But Hall complained having Jagger so close was ruining her love-life and appealed to him to move - and he finally looks ready to do so.

According to reports, the Rolling Stone and his girlfriend L'Wren Scott are house-hunting in the capital's exclusive Knightsbridge and South Kensington areas and are prepared to pay a staggering £7,000 (€10,000) per week in rent.

An estate agent source says: "What concerns him most is privacy - he must be able to come and go without being harassed by fans and paparazzi."