Beatles' pal Neil Aspinall died in New York aged 66

Neil Aspinall, who ran the Apple Corps music empire for the Beatles, has died at a hospital in New York, aged 66.A school friend of Sir Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he was regarded by some of the band as the "fifth Beatle".In an Apple Corps statement, Sir Paul, Ringo Starr, and the widows of Harrison and John Lennon paid tribute to "Neil's trusting stewardship and guidance".Notoriously