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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Dave Hill

John, Paul, George, Ringo and Boris

The Scouse mop tops conquered America in 1964. Now Eton's answer to Beatlemania does the same. Mayor Johnson is in New York and scored an instant hit by describing the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi as "completely crazy." He's already bigged up Brand London - not to mention Brand Boris - by meeting the Broadway cast of Billy Elliot, and today he'll also be appearing at NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange, and generally making speeches and ringing bells.

His full schedule is here. Please note that he'll be saving Christmas too, just like John Lennon did. Oh, Yoko.

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