An Irish musician was celebrating last night as the single he sang on became the Christmas number one in the UK this year.

The two surviving members of the biggest band of all time have ruled out a reunion.

Paul McCartney is struggling to come to terms with the collapse of his marriage to Heather Mills, and is at his lowest ebb since first wife Linda died eight years ago.

HOWEVER disappointed the Irish camp felt after the Eurovision with 53 points under their belts and ranked 11th out of 26, spare a thought for the British after their worst performance ever in the 48-year history of the competition.

Liverpudlian duo Jemini were coming to terms today with being the first UK act to score “nil points” in the Eurovision Song Contest.