Paul McCartney is apparently selling off a pair of his shoes on eBay to raise money for an anti-landmine charity. Quite why anyone would want to buy it is beyond me, but they do; bidding was at £1060 during the writing of this story.
Proceeds from the auction of the size 9.5 rubber soled (geddit?) Merrell shoes, which concludes on Sunday night, will go to MAG, one of the world's leading landmine clearance organizations, a cause supported by McCartney's wife Heather. The sale is part of a wider 'Give Landmines The Boot' scheme, with other celebrities donating their used footwear for the campaign.