The Telegraph — The BBC Two documentary about the Strangeways prison riots highlighted that no lessons have been learnt in the past 25 years, says Adam Sweeting more info

Sky News — Bridger apparently confided in a prison chaplain while he was on remand at Strangeways - but the jury was never told. more info

Guardian Music — The jury found that although Lianne Smith was 'gravely disturbed' she was aware of what she was doingA court in Girona has sentenced Lianne Smith to 30 years in prison for the murder in 2010 of her two small children in the Costa Brava resort of Llor... more info

Guardian Music — Will the Smiths singer come to her Unhappy Birthday? Maddy Costa meets the woman who has turned her Smiths obsession into a play'Being a Morrissey fan is not the easiest thing in the world," says Amy Lamé with a rueful smile. For one thing, the form... more info

Guardian Music — Guitarist dismisses online reports that the band will reform, while former drummer Mike Joyce also denies the rumoursFormer guitarist for the Smiths, Johnny Marr, has dismissed online reports that the band will reform, saying that he has "got things ... more info

Guardian Music — The Smiths as Asian? On the release of a CD box set, a second-generation migrant reflects on his teenage passion for the Smiths, a band that spoke to his own introversionBefore me lies the perfect Christmas present: an elegantly designed and packaged... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Smiths Complete is a box set containing remastered editions of all eight albums released by the band, including the studio albums The Smiths, Meat Is Murder, The Queen Is Dead, and Strangeways, Here We Come, the live album... more info

Guardian Music — We're looking for Smiths fans to make the case for the best of the band's studio albumsWhat with last week's reissue of the Smiths albums, we thought it a good time to ask: which is the best one?To kick off the debate, we'd like you to briefly argue ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — A strange but endearing number from the final studio LP:-mp3 : The Smiths - Unhappy Birthday The story behind this track is that Johnny Marr brought the music to the studio in advance of the sessions - one of the few that worked out that way on Stran... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tabayo Yatukishi said... WEIRDWARD HO ! Retro-futurism, Space Age, Robots, Flying Saucers, Whatever... In glorious SOUND and VISION !!! -White Noise - "An Electric Storm" (1968) -Nino Nardini - "Musique Pour Le Futur" (1970) -Silver Apples - "Silver ... more info