Sir Paul gives Mills £8k birthday gifts?

Sir Paul McCartney gave Heather Mills £8,000 of birthday presents, according to a report.

A £2,000 Cartier watch, a £5,000 Harvey Nichols card and designer beauty products were apparently among the gifts delivered by Sir Paul's driver.

The News Of The World reports his birthday message on Saturday read: "Have an amazing day, despite what's happened. Hope we can be friends. P x."

The paper also claims that Mills has hired private detectives to try to film her estranged husband drinking during the day. She is said to believe it will help her case if he seeks custody of their children.

A source said: "Since her campaign to get the public's sympathy went wrong, Heather has racked her brains for ways to discredit Paul.

"This plan with the private investigators is her latest idea. But by going to such extremes to make him look bad, she's just made herself look even worse."