The youth wing of the party had changed the lyrics of the song to Mamma Pia, in honour of their leader Pia Kjaersgaard. The anti-immigration DF is the third largest party in the Danish parliament. Andersson said he found out about its use when he was contacted by a left-wing pressure group who asked whether he supported the party's policies. He said he and Mr Ulvaeus had instructed lawyers to start legal action against the party if they did not stop using the song immediately. "Firstly, you cannot just rewrite songs as you like and secondly we want them to understand that we have absolutely no interest in supporting their party," he said.
North of the Border - The theatre where actor Ewan McGregor once worked as a stagehand has been awarded a £500,000 restoration grant. Perth Theatre, which opened in 1900, will get one of four Heritage Lottery grants given to Scottish projects. McGregor took up acting at the theatre and worked there while saving money to go to drama college. The Kings Theatre in Glasgow, the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh and Campbeltown Picture House will also receive £3m between them from the fund.
Perth Theatre will use the money to restore its 800-seat auditorium, designed by William Alexander. The venue became Scotland's first repertory theatre company in 1935, with its own craft workshop, paint shop and wardrobe facility. Colin McLean, head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Scotland, said, "Cultural venues have a hugely important part to play in the life of our urban and rural communities.They are held dear in our hearts as they are interwoven with the history and cultural traditions of our particular place and provide our towns with their own sense of identity."
Head Banger - A song by Sir Edward Elgar, which is believed to be one of the first football anthems, has been performed at a concert to raise funds for a church. The composer, born in 1857, was a Wolverhampton Wanderers fan and cycled more than 40 miles from Malvern, Worcestershire, to see them play. Wolves said he wrote He Banged The Leather For Goal in honour of an 1890s striker, Billy Malpass.
The concert was held at St Peter's Collegiate Church in Wolverhampton. An Evening with Elgar was held in association with Wolves to help St Peter's church as it seeks to raise £300,000 to restore an organ dating back to 1860. Club mascot Wolfie conducted a choir in a rehearsal at the Molineux stadium.
Chart Returns - Phil Collins is the top of the UK albums chart with his collection of Motown and soul covers - Going Back - 12 years after his last number one. The record, which entered last week's chart at number four, is his first number one since 1998's Hits. The Manic Street Preachers, whose last number one album also came in 1998, were a new entry at number three with Postcards From A Young Man.
(Jim Evans)
