Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards threatened to pull out of the band's current tour to protest at Mick Jagger accepting a knighthood.

"What did I feel when I heard about the knighthood? Cold, cold rage at his blind stupidity," Richards told Mojo magazine.

Drummer Charlie Watts waded in saying: "I wouldn't want a knighthood. I wouldn't want anything off of Tony Blair. But Mick really enjoyed it so I'm very pleased for him"

Richards eventually reconciled himself with the fact Jaggar accepted the knighthood, but still believes it was an error.

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Hoax bids for Kurt Cobain's house

Bids exceeding $40m (�27.7m) for a house lived in by the late Kurt Cobain have been revealed as a hoax.

Since the house in Seattle was put up for sale on internet auction site eBay there have been more than 50 bids placed.

But the owners of house have said the highest serious bid is for $210,000 (�135,389) for the house which has changed little since Cobain lived there.

Ed and Jennifer McKee bought the house only a month ago but say they did not know the Nirvana frontman had lived there.

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Jolie helps Saharan refugees

Actress Angelina Jolie has donated $100,000 (�64,000) to provide food for refugees in Western Sahara, United Nations aid agencies have said.

The Tomb Raider star, who is a goodwill ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, made the donation to help around 155,000 people in camps in south eastern Algeria.

"I was distressed when this desperate situation was brought to my attention," Jolie said.

"I hope to encourage other people to make themselves aware of this crisis and do what they can to help."

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'David' statue gets a wash

Michaelangelo's world famous statue David is to be given its first proper clean in 129 years.

Restorers at the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, Italy, will begin washing the five metre high Renaissance marble statue on Monday.

The clean-up is expected to cost around 150,000 euros (�94,000) and will take around seven months. Visitors to the gallery will be able to watch the work.

David, carved from a single block of marble from 1501-1504, depicts the biblical character who killed Goliath with a slingshot.

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Celine Dion parody blocked

A Canadian radio station has pulled a parody of a Celine Dion track after complaints from her husband and manager, Rene Angelil.

Angelil demanded the Montreal-based Radio Energie group withdraw the parody of I'm Alive, which brands his wife "annoying", saying it was a breach of copyright law.

"They took off her voice and invented vulgar lyrics. It's unacceptable," he told reporters on Thursday.

The radio station said it was only trying to be funny, but withdrew the track on Thursday.

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Gibb hopes for paintball hits

Bee Gee Maurice Gibb is hoping to score more hits as his team competes in the World Paintball Championships this weekend.

The musician is bringing his team, the Royal Rat Rangers, from Florida, to compete in the event at Crystal Palace, south London.

He will be joined by about 150 other seven-man teams from all over the globe.

The event began on Friday with the grand final on Sunday.

Each team will compete in shoot-outs using paint guns while taking cover behind inflatables at the all-weather stadium. Several of the teams are professional paintballers, along with novice teams, all trying to make it through to Sunday's final.

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