Carter guilty of impaired driving

Nashville, Tenn. Country music singer Deana Carter has pleaded guilty to driving while impaired.

The charge, which was reduced from driving under the influence, carries a $500 fine.

She also pleaded guilty Thursday to an implied consent charge, which will be dropped after 16 hours of community service.

“It was in the best interest to put it behind me,” she said after her General Sessions court appearance.

Carter was stopped in December for driving 48 mph in a 30 mph zone, according to the arrest report. The officer said he smelled alcohol on Carter’s breath.

The 36-year-old singer failed a field sobriety test and refused to take a breath test, the report said.

Her first album, “Did I Shave My Legs for This?” sold more than 4 million copies. The Country Music Assn. named her song “Strawberry Wine” single of the year in 1997.

Scottish village honors late Beatle

London A memorial to John Lennon is on display in the remote Scottish village where the former Beatle spent his childhood summers.

From ages 7 to 15, Lennon spent his annual vacation in the tiny village of Durness in the Scottish Highlands.

He returned to the village in 1969 with Yoko Ono, his son Julian, and her daughter, Kyoko, to show them around.

Locals have marked his association with the area with a set of three standing stones inscribed with lyrics from the Beatles’ track “In My Life,” including the words “there are places I remember.”

“John would have been thrilled with this memorial,” Lennon’s cousin, Stan Parkes, 69, said Thursday. “He just loved Durness and the openness, the wild mountains, the lochs and all the rest of it.”

Lennon was shot and killed outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980.

Poll: Charles should rule, marry

London Public support for Prince Charles to become king and marry his longtime consort, Camilla Parker Bowles, is holding steady, a published survey suggests.

The YouGov poll, released Thursday, found that 51 percent of the people surveyed believe Charles should become king and be allowed to wed Camilla and 60 percent of those in favor of the marriage said the ceremony should be in church.

It is the second time a YouGov poll has found that a majority of respondents want the pair to wed. In February, the company found 55 percent in favor of a marriage.

Other polls have found less support for a marriage, though public acceptance has grown since the death of Princess Diana five years ago. The couple also have been increasingly open about their relationship, appearing together at some events.

Only 15 percent said the crown should pass directly to the popular Prince William.

YouGov is an Internet-based pollster with a base of 56,000 people who volunteer to participate in surveys. Respondents receive 50 pence (70 cents) to participate, and the results are weighted to reflect national demographic characteristics.