No fine for Richards

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 No fine for Richards LONDON — Keith Richards won't be fined for reportedly lighting up at a Rolling Stones concert in Scotland. The stage at Hampden Park, where the band performed Friday night on their "A Bigger Bang" tour, is exempt from a new law that bans smoking in enclosed public places, the Glasgow City Council said Monday. Violators of the new law, which took effect in March, can be fined up to $95. The ban includes theaters and sports venues. Horse kicks Ringo's wife LONDON — Barbara Bach, former Bond girl and wife of ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, was hospitalized with a broken leg after being kicked by a horse, a hospital official said Monday. Bach was admitted Sunday to the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford, 35 miles southwest of London. She had surgery to repair her fractured right femur, the hospital said. Bach, who turned 59 on Sunday, married Starr in 1981. The couple appeared together in the 1981 film "Caveman." She was a Bond girl in 1977's "The Spy Who Loved Me," starring Roger Moore as Agent 007. McCartney minefield LONDON — A charity backed by Paul McCartney and his estranged wife has canceled a fundraising gala after the former Beatle said he would not attend, British newspapers reported. The event, set for Oct. 11 in Los Angeles, was intended to raise money for the Adopt-A-Minefield campaign, the Daily Mirror said. Heather Mills McCartney helped found the charity. McCartney, 64, and Mills McCartney, 38, announced their separation in May after four years of marriage. They have begun divorce proceedings in an increasingly acrimonious split. The couple have a 2-year-old daughter, Beatrice. The former Beatle announced his decision not to attend the gala in July, saying in a statement that he would not be able to attend "given the current circumstances." Today's birthdays Actor-director Lord Richard Attenborough is 83. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is 70. Actor Elliott Gould is 68. V personality Robin Leach is 65. Singer Michael Jackson is 48. Actress Rebecca DeMornay is 44. Actress Carla Gugino is 35. Rapper A+ is 24.