The Beatles dominate a poll on the most popular albums of all time, taking four of the top five places in the list of the top 1,000 albums.
Revolver, which was released in 1966, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The White Album (1968) and Abbey Road (1969) take the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th places respectively in the "All Time Top 1,000 Albums" to be published by Virgin tomorrow. The survey is based on almost 200,000 votes, making it the largest poll ever conducted.
The Fab Four also top a separate list of the Top 50 Artists Of All Time, followed by Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd.
While the dinosaurs of rock still seem to rule the pop world, Nirvana's Nevermind makes the top 1,000 in fourth place while R.E.M's Automatic For the People is in seventh.
Oasis make the chart in ninth place with What's The Story (Morning Glory).
Pope John Paul II has met British film star Ben Kingsley, Indian television actor Kabir Bedi and Argentinian model Valeria Mazza, who are recording a television programme at the Vatican on Mother Teresa, who died a year ago.
Scary Spice Melanie Brown, also known as Mel B, is to marry dancer Jimmy Gulzar this week, according to the Sun.
Mel B (23), who is three months' pregnant, will marry in her home town of Leeds in what the report said would be a private ceremony. The three other members of the group have been asked to be bridesmaids and the bride will be wearing a top hat and a white dress decked out with leopard skin.
Extravagant splendours of imperial China are dazzling audiences in the Forbidden City as Puccini's Turandot comes to life in one of the most spectacular operatic performances this century.
Chinese film maker Zhang Yimou has directed the first rendition of the opera in its authentic setting, with 3,000 visitors, Hong Kong's glitterati and diplomats attending the opening night on Saturday.