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

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 now appear to have been substantiated by the identification of an " unknown " geostationary satellite by amateur observers insist that a second secret payload was deployed: Prowler.

Rumours that at least one member of CDU / CSU faction had been paid by the East German Stasi intelligence service were confirmed by Markus Wolf, former head of the Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung, in 1997.

Rumours of a new studio album co-written with Guy Chambers surfaced in early 2007, along with known commitments required by Williams to his EMI contract.

Rumours of a third single surfaced through sites after Emma stated she was thinking of releasing a third single, however this never came.

Rumours surfaced that former Victoria Premier Jeff Kennett might be able to challenge So effectively and Kennett confirmed that several Liberal Party members had approached him on this matter.

Rumours surfaced that Alfa Romeo would return to the DTM in 2007.

Rumours surfaced of her having disputes with servants and others close to Hancock, especially Rinehart, and as Hancock's health worsened so did his relationship with Porteous.

Rumours surfaced on 14 July that the Government would enlist the support of the anti-communist Australian Workers Union to break the strike, with an agreement of the Australian Railways Union to transport the coal.

Rumours of a sponsor for 2004 and beyond surfaced, but nothing panned out and the team was sold.

Rumours surfaced that Alan Wilder was to start work on a new album pretty soon.

Rumours of his ill-health circulated for some time and it appears his editorial duties at Arkham House later lapsed due to this.

Dystheistic sentiment has also made its way into popular music, evincing itself in controversial songs like " Dear God " by the band XTC ( later covered by Sarah McLachlan ) and " Blasphemous Rumours " by Depeche Mode, which tells the story of a teenage girl who attempted suicide, survived, and turned her life over to God, only to be hit by a car, wind up on life support, and eventually die.

Rumours occasionally circulated portraying Frame as a contender for the Nobel Prize in literature, most notably in 1998, after a journalist spotted her name at the top of a list later revealed to have been in alphabetical order, and again five years later, in 2003, when Åsa Beckman, the influential chief literary critic at the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter, wrongly predicted that Frame would win the prestigious prize.

Rumours that she had married the king during his exile ( and thus that she was Queen of England ) appeared by the mid-1650s, but the question was later seized upon during the Exclusion Crisis, when a Protestant faction wished to make her son the heir to the throne, while the king denied any marriage, and supported the claim of his brother, the Duke of York.

Rumours that he was suffering from hepatitis were formally denied by a spokesman, and it was later disclosed that he had suffered internal bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.

Rumours circulated that Yanukovych and Yushchenko had agreed to hold talks to negotiate over the disputed election results ; this was later denied, with the government opposition refusing to meet Yanukovych.

Rumours in later years said that Chapman was responsible for leaving Woolley out as he was jealous of his county team-mate, but Lemmon regards this as unlikely.

Rumours of the record-setting shot began to circulate while the investigation was ongoing, leading some to speculate and later claim that the shot had been made by Perry.

* Bob Brunning, The Fleetwood Mac Story: Rumours and Lies, Omnibus Press, 2004 ; foreword by B. B.

Rumours circulated of a brain haemorrhage, followed by reports he had been mugged and that he had drunk himself to death.

Rumours of the group disbanding were publicly denied by Bevan.

Rumours about a new, online series of The Fast Show being commissioned by Fosters have been confirmed with Whitehouse starring in the first of six weekly episodes due to launch on the 10th of November 2011.

Rumours of an uprising by slaves in 1694 led to the gruesome execution of three slaves and cruel punishment of many others.

Rumours of an impending coup d ' état by younger army officers against the government of President Mohammed Agha Yahya Khan swept the country.

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.

Rumours of poison, administered by the Earl of Leicester's means, were soon abroad.

Rumours of these actions by Frederick II shocked the French.

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.

Rumours of their death were in circulation by late 1483, but Richard never attempted to prove that they were alive by having them seen in public, which strongly suggests that they were dead by then.

Rumours that Bruce's middle name is " Anthony " have yet to be confirmed by DC Comics.