Beatles' guru Neil Aspinall dies

Neil Aspinall, a close friend of the Beatles and the man who ran the Apple music empire, has died aged 66, a spokesman has announced.

A childhood friend of Paul McCartney and John Lennon, Neil Aspinall was the group's road manager before overseeing the creation of Apple Records.

In a statement, Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Yoko Ono said: "Neil's trusting stewardship and guidance has left a far-reaching legacy."

Despite no musical training, he sang in

the chorus of "Yellow Submarine".

Jagger escapes assassination

Mick Jagger escaped an assassination attempt by a gang of Hells Angels in the '60s, it has been claimed.

The Rolling Stones' frontman was apparently targeted by the infamous group following their tragic 1969 Altamont show.

The news is revealed in a new radio documentary about the history of the FBI, with a former agent explaining how Jagger became a target.

Tom Mangold claims The Stones' disastrous San Francisco concert, in which one man was killed by a Hells Angel, prompted the death threat.

Jagger was said to be furious about the uprising in the crowd, blaming the biker group, who had been employed to quell any trouble.

Mangold explained: "The Hells Angels were so angered by Jagger's treatment of them that they decided to kill him."

A boatload of gang members set-off to attack the rock icon at his holiday home in the Hamptons, New York City, but were thwarted by bad weather.

"They planned the attack from the sea so they could enter his property from the garden and avoid security at the front", explained Mangold.

"The boat was hit by a storm and all of the men were thrown overboard. All survived and there was not said to have been any further attempt on Jagger's life."