Fairytale comes true as Shane hits 50

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan will celebrate his 50th birthday tomorrow – an age he, along with many fans, never thought he would reach.

He told the Daily Mirror: “To be honest, I never thought too much about getting to 50. But if everyone keeps making bets that you are going to die at 4.30 tomorrow afternoon, you just tend to think ’F*** it, I’m not going to die as long as those f****** are alive’.”