Ringo Starr will join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight with fellow Beatle Paul McCartney doing the honours of introducing him at the ceremony in the US.

Paul McCartney is "working on" performing at the 2012 Olympics.

BRIAN EPSTEIN’S copy of his management contract with The Beatles, a pact that proved to be worth millions, is being offered for sale in London next month.

The first management contract between The Beatles and their manager Brian Epstein is expected to fetch £250,000 (€318,771) at auction.

Twenty-five years ago this week, John Lennon was murdered by crazed gunman Mark David Chapman outside his home in New York City.