Heather Mills-McCartney raised the stakes in her divorce from Paul McCartney today by hiring the solicitor of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Paul McCartney and his wife Heather Mills-McCartney will travel to the ice floes off the Canadian Maritimes this week to observe seal pups before the country’s annual hunt opens, the Humane Society of the US said yesterday.

A ban on the trade in cat and dog fur across Europe is being considered by the European Commission following a major campaign championed by Heather Mills-McCartney.

Paul McCartney has received an apology from a British newspaper which falsely claimed his wife had suffered a miscarriage.

Heather Mills-McCartney, wife of the former Beatle Paul, has said she will appear in public service adverts without her prosthetic leg to draw attention to the 1.2 million traffic deaths that occur worldwide each year.

Fashion designer Stella McCartney is believed to have married publisher Alasdhair Willis today amid tight security.

Paul McCartney placed his arms proudly around his pregnant wife’s barely noticeable bump tonight as the pair posed briefly for the cameras.