Is Mick engaged? - Oct 30 2007
Mick Jagger's statuesque girlfriend L'Wren Scott has been spotted wearing an engagement ring, prompting predictions that the pair are set to wed.

Rolling Stones front man Mick, 64, has been seeing 6ft 4in fashion designer L'Wren for five years.

Now the Daily Express has printed snaps of the couple at a folk festival in Rajasthan, north-west India, which show the 40-year-old sporting a sapphire and diamond ring on her engagement finger.

The ring is thought to have been from India, as Rajasthan is famed for its gemstones.

This would be Mick's third marriage - he has previously tied the knot with Bianca Jagger and then model Jerry Hall - and has seven children with four different women.

L'Wren is said to enjoy a good relationship with the veteran rocker's family, and was spotted taking his 10-year-old son Gabriel on a trip to see the Star Wars exhibition in London last month.


Jagger and Richards top partnership poll - Sept 25 2007
Rock legends Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have been named the most respected partnership in the entertainment world.

The pair took 27 per cent of the vote in a new survey by the Leaders In London International Leadership Summit 2007, which asked people to name the most respected partnerships in entertainment, business, politics, charity and social enterprise, and sport.

Sir Mick and Richards were followed by comedy duo Ant and Dec, with 25 percent and celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham, who raked in 20 per cent.

Bill and Melinda Gates topped the poll in the business and charity and social enterprise categories, with 38 per cent and 41 per cent of the votes respectively.

In business, Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were second with 35 per cent, due to their "innovative partnership style".

Retail giants Phillip and Tina Green came in third with 27 per cent.

Bono and Bob Geldof, two of the world’s best known Africa fundraisers, came second in the charity and social enterprise category with 36 per cent.

British Olympic rowing champions Sir Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent topped the poll in the sports category with 34 per cent. They were followed by golfers Tiger Woods and Steve Williams (23 per cent) and skating veterans Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean (19 per cent).


Stones’ sadness over worker deaths - June 30 2007
The Rolling Stones sent out a message of condolence after two workers died while dismantling their stage in Madrid.

The pair were killed after a large metal structure, 33ft high, is thought to have collapsed on them.

Two local stage hands were also injured in the accident and are in hospital.

The band performed in the Vicente Calderon football stadium in the Spanish capital on Thursday night.

The two who died are an employee of the Belgian-based construction company Stage Co and a local stage hand.

The Rolling Stones issued a statement saying: "The fatal accident occurred during the dismantling of The Rolling Stones stage, following a concert given by the group the evening before.

"The Rolling Stones, who were informed of the tragedy ... were deeply saddened by the news.

"Their heartfelt wishes for a speedy recovery go out to the injured and their profound sympathies to the families of the deceased."


Mick ’stung willy into action’ - May 22 2007
It doesn’t rank among traditional treatments, but Sir Mick Jagger apparently once tried to use bees to enlarge his manhood.

The Rolling Stones frontman, who has a tiny todger according to one ex, tried to let the insects sting his penis to blow it up - a traditional Amazonian marriage ritual.