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Yoko Ono visits John Lennon's school and childhood home

Yoko Ono visited John Lennon's childhood home and school during a tour of Liverpool.

John Lennon's toilet sells for £9,500

A porcelain lavatory which belonged to John Lennon has sold at auction for £9,500 ($14,740).

John Lennon solo remasters to be released in October 2010

Eight digitally remastered solo albums by John Lennon are to be re-released in October, alongside three special compilations, to coincide with what would have been the singer's 70th birthday.

John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for A Day In The Life sell for $1.2m

John Lennon handwritten lyrics for The Beatles' song A Day In The Life have sold at auction for $1.2 million.

John Lennon statue to be unveiled in Liverpool

A monument honouring John Lennon is to be unveiled in Liverpool in October 2010.

Liverpool to host two-month tribute to John Lennon

John Lennon's life and legacy are to be celebrated in a two-month series of cultural events in the city of Liverpool.

Nowhere Boy screening at Studio Two, Abbey Road Studios

A special screening of Nowhere Boy, the biopic of John Lennon's teenage years, was held at the famous Studio Two at Abbey Road Studios on 30 November 2009.

Nowhere Boy soundtrack details revealed

Details for the soundtrack to Nowhere Boy, the forthcoming John Lennon biopic, have been announced.

Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy trailer released

The first trailer for the forthcoming John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy has been released.

Lucy Vodden, who inspired Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, dies

Lucy Vodden, who helped inspire The Beatles' song Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, has died at the age of 46.

John Lennon's Hofner Senator guitar sells for £205,250

A 1958 Hofner Senator guitar previously owned by John Lennon has sold for £205,250 (337,226) at auction.

John Lennon's former girlfriend May Pang visits his childhood home

John Lennon's former girlfriend, May Pang, visited the Beatle's childhood home during a visit to the city.

John Lennon artworks to go on show in Edinburgh

A new exhibition featuring works by John Lennon is to open at The Dome in Edinburgh.

Unreleased 11-minute mix of Revolution 1 surfaces

A rough mix of The Beatles' Revolution 1, which reveals how the latter song evolved into Revolution 9, has surfaced on the internet.

The Vatican forgives Lennon for Jesus remarks

A Vatican newspaper has forgiven John Lennon for claiming in 1966 that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus.

Sam Taylor-Wood to direct Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy

Artist and film-maker Sam Taylor-Wood is to direct Nowhere Boy, a film about the life of John Lennon.

Lennon childhood biopic awarded UK Film Council grant

A new film depicting the early life of John Lennon is to be made, based on a book written by his half sister Julia Baird.

Tributes for John Lennon's 60th birthday

To mark the 60th anniversary of John Lennon's birth, remixed versions of his solo albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Double Fantasy were released in the United Kingdom. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band contained bonus tracks Power To The People and Do The Oz, as well as extra photographs and reproductions of handwritten lyrics. Double Fantasy... Read more »

Yoko Ono dedicates a tree to John Lennon in Strawberry Fields

On the 58th anniversary of John Lennon's birth, Yoko Ono dedicates a tree in his honour at the Strawberry Fields area of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City.

Imagine is broadcast around the world

On the 50th anniversary of John Lennon's birth, his 1971 song Imagine is broadcast simultaneously by approximately 1,000 radio stations in over 100 countries.