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Sir Paul McCartney has been forced to turn down his practice sessions at the Millennium Dome after complaints from residents.

He is reported to have paid £250,000 to rent the venue for three weeks as a practice space, in preparation for his European tour.

But locals complained the noise was travelling across the river and into their homes in the Isle of Dogs.

After inspections by environmental health officers, Sir Paul has agreed to keep the noise down to 92 decibels.

Local resident Eric Pemperton, 67, said: "I thought someone was listening to a ghettoblaster in one of the other flats.

"I had the windows closed and the front door just open enough to let the cat in and out.

"It took me a while to realise that this bass was coming from the Dome on the other side of the river."

He added: "I rang up the environmental health officers at the council and they told me 'It's Paul McCartney'.

"I said 'So what?, he doesn't pay my rates, and if it was me that was doing this I would have been prosecuted'.

"I don't care who it is. It is bad enough that he arrives every morning in a noisy helicopter. I thought it was quite unacceptable and even my cat was disturbed."