Harrison buys Swiss villa

Harrison married Olivia Arias in 1978

Former Beatle George Harrison has bought a £7m home in Switzerland near the clinic where he was recently treated for cancer.

Collino d'Oro (Golden Hill) is surrounded by spacious grounds

The four-storey house is about 20 miles from Bellinzona, Lugano near the Italian border where Harrison, 58, was treated for a brain tumour in June.

The guitarist and songwriter, who is the youngest of the legendary Liverpool quartet, was angry at media reports that he was dying, and has said he feels "very well".

He is believed to have bought the house, called Collina D'Oro, several months ago.

Harrison and his wife Olivia are now living in the 14-bedroom villa which is perched above Lake Lugano.

The former Beatle was just 26 when the band split, but he went on to produce a critically acclaimed solo album All Things Must Pass.

Harrison has blamed his cancer on smoking

Alongside this his career as a film producer took off as he worked on Monty Python's Life of Brian and was responsible for The Long Good Friday, Time Bandits and Mona Lisa.

In the 1980s Harrison teamed with former ELO front-man Jeff Lynne on Cloud Nine and then joined with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison as The Travelling Wilburys.

In December 1999 the musician was almost killed when stabbed by an intruder in his Henley Mansion.