Rumours persist that Billy the Kid was not killed that night, and in fact that Garrett, a known friend of the Kid's, may have staged it all so the Kid could escape the law.

Rumours persist in the region that Sadler was visited by royalty for a " laying on of hands ".

Rumours persist of more pirate gold to be found on Norman Island, although to date no applications have ever been made for treasure trove.

Rumours persist that he will link up with lifelong pal Bryan Oviedo at Merseyside giants Everton F. C.

Rumours linked him with the Cleveland Street scandal, which involved a homosexual brothel, but there is no conclusive evidence verifying or disproving the rumours or his sexual orientation.

Rumours arose that he was of princely parentage, possibly of Baden origin, but there were also claims that he was an impostor.

Rumours that a local character called " Leather Apron " could have been responsible for the murder were investigated by the police, even though they noted " there is no evidence against him ".

Rumours spread out as there was a rift in the armed forces.

Rumours of a possible Chartist rising and previous violence elsewhere, following the earlier arrest of Chartist leader Henry Vincent and his imprisonment at the gaol in Monmouth, meant that the authorities had suspected there might be a riot.

Rumours circulated that there were plans for Raven's solo career.

Rumours have persisted of him being ' difficult ' to work with and there have been accusations of him passing off other peoples work as his own and not recognising a team effort in taking credit on film projects.

Rumours circulated that there was a clause in his contract that required him to keep his trademark beard.

Rumours have circulated that he appeared on the communist side in the Korean War, but there is no evidence to support this.

Rumours about the axing of the Gurkhas emerged and Walker played an astute hand involving the King of Nepal and the US Ambassador there to protect them.

Rumours of a battle first appeared in the French press as early as 7 August, although credible reports did not arrive until 26 August, and even these claimed that Nelson was dead and Bonaparte a British prisoner.

Fleetwood Mac's second album after the incorporation of Nicks and Buckingham, 1977's Rumours, produced four US Top 10 singles ( including Nicks's song " Dreams ", which was the band's first and only US number one ) and remained at No. 1 on the American albums chart for 31 weeks, as well as reaching the top spot in various countries around the world.

As a solo artist, she has garnered eight Grammy Award nominations and, with Fleetwood Mac, a further five, of which one was the 1978 award for Album of the Year for Rumours, which they won.

Among Nicks's contributions to Rumours was " Dreams ", which became the band's only Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit single to date.

In November 1977, after a New Zealand concert for the Rumours tour, Nicks and Fleetwood, who was married to Jenny Boyd, secretly began an affair.

The same day that Nicks ' new album was released, Fox Network broadcast the Glee episode ( Season 2, Episode 19 ) " Rumours " that featured six songs from Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album, including Nicks ' song " Dreams " ( the band's only # 1 song on the US charts ).

( Nicks was quoted by Billboard saying that her new album was " my own little Rumours.

Rumours sprang up that his illness was radiation sickness and that it was caused by radioactive strontium being placed in his soup during his stay in Moscow in an attempt to kill him.

Rumours were rife that he was incapable of fathering a child and that the new Prince of Wales was the result of an adulterous liaison.

Rumours of a possible reunion of the original Genesis line-up began circulating in 2004 after Phil Collins stated in an interview that he was open to the idea of sitting back behind the drums and " let Peter be the singer.

Rumours that the Minister of Justice, Martelli, was connected with the account had been circulating since investigations began into the P2 plot.

Rumours that he was an agent of the Soviet secret service surfaced later, begun by Hungarian party-leader Károly Grósz in 1989 in an attempt to discredit Nagy.

Rumours gradually grew apace that Mandaric and Redknapp had resolved the dispute that caused Redknapp to walk out in the first place, and that he was poised to rejoin his former club.

Rumours circulated that Villeneuve was one of several drivers in whom the Italian team was interested, and in August 1977 he flew to Italy to meet Ferrari, who was immediately reminded of the pre-war European champion Tazio Nuvolari: " When they presented me with this ' piccolo canadese ', this minuscule bundle of nerves, I immediately recognised in him the physique of Nuvolari and said to myself, let's give him a try.

Rumours were spread that the King was going to strip the parish churches too, and even tax cattle and sheep.

In 1979 he composed the score for a ballet, Ursprung which was part of a grouping of three dance works, collectively entitled Underground Rumours, commissioned and performed by The Scottish Ballet.

Rumours circulated that the continuing legal struggle between Osbourne and bassist / songwriter Phil Soussan over Soussan's song " Shot in the Dark " was responsible for the album's failure to be re-issued.

: Rumours that Abdullah was once again in contact with the Jewish leaders further damaged his standing in the Arab world.

Rumours of McGee's dissatisfaction with what his once proud indie label had become began to circulate.

Rumours circulated when Henry was involved with Anne Boleyn that Elizabeth had once been his mistress, with the suggestion even being made that Anne Boleyn might be the daughter of Henry VIII.

Rumours of the Birmingham City board trying once again to get the backing of the council have been spreading in the press, however nothing has been confirmed at this time.

In 1976, Christine began an on-the-road affair with the band's lighting director, which inspired her to write " You Make Loving Fun ", a top-10 hit on the landmark smash Rumours, one of the best-selling albums of all-time.

The Rumours tour also included Christine's " Songbird ", a ballad played as the encore of many Fleetwood Mac concerts.

The 1979 double album Tusk produced three more US top-20 hits (" Tusk ", which is also the band's first " conceptual " music video, " Sara ", and Christine's " Think About Me "), but it came nowhere near to matching the success of the Rumours album.

Over the years, Nicks has developed a style which she calls her " uniform ", which is best exemplified by the outfit worn on the cover of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, perhaps the base inspiration for many of her costumes.

For example, consider the references to the use of a Dobro guitar on songs like " The Ballad of Curtis Loew " by Lynyrd Skynyrd, " Valium Waltz " by the Old 97's, " When Papa Played the Dobro " by Johnny Cash on the Ride This Train album, or " Gold Dust Woman ", a song by Fleetwood Mac from the album Rumours which features a a Dobro.

" Shpongle's first track, " Vapour Rumours ", was released on TIP Records ' Infinite Excursions compilation in 1996.

They began with Isaacs ' 1985 album Private Beach Party, and had a massive hit with " Rumours " in 1988, which was followed by further popular singles including " Mind Yu Dis ", " Rough Neck ", " Too Good To Be True " and " Report to Me ".

In the episode " Rumours of Death ", Avon takes pity upon Servalan, who is chained to a wall ; similarly, it is she who reveals to him the truth about Anna Grant.