McCartney's ex-wife awarded $48.6m

Heather Mills won a final settlement of 24.3 million pounds ($48.6 million) yesterday in her divorce from former Beatle Paul McCartney, and said the ruling had secured the future for herself and her daughter.

A Family Court judge awarded Mills a lump sum of 16.5 million pounds ($33 million) plus the assets she currently holds worth 7.8 million pounds ($15.6 million), according to a court-released document.

"I'm so, so happy with this," Mills said at an impromptu news conference on the steps of Royal Courts of Justice after the closed hearing. "I'm so glad it's over."