Finally we will know intimate details of Sir Paul McCartney's divorce from Heather Mills will be made public by a High Court judge.

Mr Justice Bennett has warned McCartney he is planning to make his judgment public because of the "overwhelming interest" the divorce case has attracted.

Sources close to the case have said they expect Ms Mills, a former glamour model, to receive between £20 million and £30 million - a huge sum but still far less than some estimates.

One source said today: "The judge is considering making his judgment public.

"He feels there has been so much speculation that it would be in the public interest to end all the rumours. He has told McCartney and Mills he is considering doing that."

Another source confirmed Mr Justice Bennett's plan to make his judgment public at a hearing provisionally set for 17 March at the Royal Courts of Justice.