Rod is busking in the glory of his Circus act

MUSIC news and Rod Stewart delighted passers by in London with an impromptu busking performance at Piccadilly Circus.

And being a passionate Scotland fan, he finished off his visit by having a quick slash in the fountain. Rapper Puff Daddy has renamed himself, now preferring to go by the title Brother Love. And his sudden name change from Daddy to Brother has got fans asking another question. Is the big man actually from Fife? In fairness, his original name already sums up what he’ll always be known as in Scotland. A total Diddy. would like to sit beside on a flight. The person we’d least like to sit beside is the pilot. Or Buddy Holly. A Bee Gees stage musical is in the works with Barry Gibb producing the show. Details of the how the set will look have just come in. And we know this because Barry started singing: “Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, The Staging’s Arrived, The Staging’s Arrived”. Christmas decorations in Edinburgh are to be put on trees already there rather than newly cut ones. It’s to save money and the environment. Typical Edinburgh. You’ll have had your tree. worker attached an electronic tag to his removable false leg.

He was more pleasantly surprised to learn he’d broken the world hopping record while trying to make his getaway. Lawyers want to register Ben Nevis as a person to protect its legal rights. Nae wonder, folk have been walking over him for years. Uber say they plan to launch flying taxis by 2020.

Though knowing Uber, they probably won’t arrive until about half nine and even then you’ll still have to direct the driver.