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| Originally published | 1984 |
| Authors | Winston Groom |
| Genres | Adventure Fiction |
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| ID | 1880423 |
About Only
It's the chaotic summer of 1968 and newlyweds George and Alice Martin's new family member has just arrived: a somewhat clumsy orphan sheepdog named Only, a pup with definite ideas about what he wants and how he should get it. . . .
UK human swine flu case: Why now, and what's next?
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Shane MacGowan's wife hopes Fairytale of New York will be Christmas number one
... It has never reached number one - Only peaking at number two...
George Santos faces expulsion in historic House vote
... Among the many allegations in its final report, the panel accused him of spending campaign money on Botox treatments, OnlyFans, a web porn site, and holidays in the Hamptons, an elite seaside enclave in New York state...
America Ferrera: We are still just fighting to be visible
... She s the first - and Only - Latina to win an Emmy for a leading role...
LadBaby pull out of Christmas number one single race
... " The public backing a sausage roll - Only in Great Britain...
Sam Altman: What on earth is happening at OpenAI?
... Its chief executive, who has the ear of world leaders, toppled as senior colleagues turn on him - Only for the rest of the company to demand they themselves should be fired...
Childcare: 'I can't find a nursery for my unborn baby'
...By Daniel Wainwright, data journalist, BBC Verify, and Vanessa Clarke, education reporterBBC News Jasmine Johnson thought she was planning ahead when she rang her local nursery at 20 weeks pregnant to arrange a place for her baby - Only to be told it was full until September 2025...
The Beatles top singles chart 60 years after their first hit
... The Beatles are the British act with the most number one singles in UK charts history - Only US singer Elvis Presley has more, with 21 chart-topping singles...
The Beatles top singles chart 60 years after their first hit
By Helen BushbyEntertainment reporter
The Beatles have topped The Charts with their single, Now And Then , making them The Act with The longest gap between their first and last Number Ones .
, Sir Paul Mccartney said: " It's blown my socks off! "
Now And Then is also This Century 's fastest-selling vinyl single, according to The Official Charts Company.
Its first bars were Written By John Lennon in 1978, and it was finally completed Last Year .
Sir Paul said: " It's mind boggling. It's blown my socks off. It's also a very emotional moment for me. I love it! "
The Beatles last topped The Charts with The Ballad of John and Yoko in 1969, and have overtaken Kate Bush 's 44 years between Wuthering Heights (1978) and Running Up That Hill (2022).
They are also The oldest band ever to hit Number One - Sir Paul Mccartney is 82 and Sir Ringo Starr is 83.
They are also The Second and third-oldest chart-topping artists, after Sir Captain Tom Moore , aged 99, whose was Number One in 202 with Michael Ball .
Now And Then debuted in The Charts at number 42 after its release on 2 November, based on just 10 hours' worth of sales.
Since then it has jumped 41 places up The Charts and is The 18th Number One single for Sir Paul, Sir Ringo Starr and The late John Lennon and George Harrison .
The Song has 78,200 combined UK chart units across sales and streaming, and The biggest One -week physical sales in almost a decade, with 38,000 - The Most since X Factor 2014 winner Ben Haenow sold 47,000 copies of Something I Need.
The Beatles are The British act with The Most Number One singles in UK charts History - Only US singer Elvis Presley has more, with 21 chart-topping singles.
Back in 1963, when From Me To You topped The Charts , Harold Macmillan was The Conservative Prime Minister .
The single knocked Gerry & The Pacemakers' How Do You Do It? from The Top spot, where it stayed for seven consecutive weeks.
All four Beatles feature on Now And Then , The Last credited to Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr. It was issued as a double A-side single With Love Me Do - their 1962 debut.
Lennon wrote Now And Then after The Beatles split up in 1970, and had circulated as a bootleg for years.
An apologetic Love Song , it is addressed to an old friend (or lover), to whom Lennon declares: " Now And Then , I miss you / Now And Then , I want you to return to me. "
Sir Paul had wanted to complete The Song ever since - and advancements in audio technology finally made that possible.
Martin Talbot, head of The Official Charts Company, said: " The Return of John, Paul, George and Ringo with The Last ever Beatles single has cemented their legend by breaking a catalogue of records - and in doing so underlined The Extraordinary scope of their enduring appeal, across all The generations, with huge numbers of streams, downloads and vinyl singles. "
Elsewhere in The Charts , BTS member Jung Kook managed to get his fourth solo Top 10 single with Standing Next to You, while Casso, Raye and D-Block Europe's Prada rose One place to Number Two .
Last week's Number One , Is It Over Now (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift , fell to Number Three , while Olivia Rodrigo 's Can't Catch Me Now , from The soundtrack for The Film The Hunger Games: The Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes, was at number 18.
In The Album chart, Taylor Swift 's new version of 1989 (Taylor's Version) topped The Charts , beating new releases from Oasis, with The Masterplan , and Golden by Jung Kook.
Hackney Diamonds by The Rolling Stones was at number four, with Sir Cliff Richard at Number Five with Strings - My Kinda Life.
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