Having made progress of sorts with 2009's In This Light and on This Evening, Editors here step backwards into the crepuscular netherworld of Eighties new wave from whence they took their original inspiration.

What are we talking about? A new novel about the rise of Liverpool Football Club, and its manager, Bill Shankly – until his surprise resignation at the height of the club's success in 1974.

Police have launched a criminal investigation into the embezzlement of 90m roubles (£1.8m) of state funds during the refurbishment of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre.

A farewell without the fanfare

Further infighting over Kiwi captaincy makes intriguing subplot before Australia arrive

A retired goth rocker and a former child chess prodigy are among the authors competing for a £10,000 literary prize.

In which suave synth duo Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson take things in a darker and heavier direction.

Lead dancer famed for playing villains confesses to police as rumours swirl over ballerina

42-year-old ballet boss was attacked with sulphuric acid by hooded assailant in January

John Walsh gives a summary of the talks at the Bath Literary festival

More bad news for the Bolshoi after the acid attack on artistic director Sergei Filin two weeks ago. Today general director Anatoly Iksanov said that 'evil' has entered the company

The former ballet star had acid thrown in his face by a man late last night - it is thought the attack is linked to his position

What does a tipple say about its drinker? People are often guilty of making assumptions about people based on their beverage of choice, but what about the prosecutors of two men in Cameroon who have served a year in prison for homosexuality because their "guilt" was "proved" by the fact that they were drinking Baileys in a bar? At least my prejudices about drinks, listed below, aren't homophobic or likely to land anyone in prison.