Sky News — Gordon Brown has said he is "impressed" by Pakistan's efforts to tackle extremism, despite telling Sky News the country must do more to tackle al Qaeda and find Osama bin Laden. more info

Guardian Music — Stars such as Lady Ga Ga, Katie Price and, er, the Vatican, compile lists for relaunch of music-based social networking siteFor the launch of MySpace Music today, the site asked a selection of artists to create a playlist to share with their fans ââ... more info

NME — Original sketches and drawings expected to sell for up £70,000 more info

The Vinyl Villain — OK folks....you need to indulge me a fair bit over the next few postings.I'm off on holiday for 11 nights....to somewhere far away where it is sunny and warm. And I don't intend to check in on-line all that often and see how the blog is doing in my a... more info

NME — Album to be re-released on December 14 more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offGwilym Simcock Blues Vignette Ambitious double-album by young UK piano star Simcock, covering solo accounts of his own compositions and standards such as On Broadway and Bla... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Debating the quality of music must be one of Britain’s favourite pastimes. Rarely, however, does conversation turn to influential music. This list is designed not to provide a definitive guide, but to give you food for thought and provide a ca... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Swedish superstars Abba are the band British music fans would most like to see get back together, it was revealed yesterday. Their reunion would be the most popular of any group which still has most of its original members, ahead of The Police, Pink ... more info

Sky News — Two people have been arrested after police exchanged fire with suspected dissident Republicans in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. more info

Guardian Music — Last week I was talking about LA, this week it's Notting Hill. My glamorous press trips are getting closer to home, so next week's Sleeve Notes special will be live from the Sainsbury's car park on Dalston Lane. Anyway, my reason for heading to Notti... more info