Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason got a taste of A1 Grand Prix power when he drove the car at the Snetterton race circuit in Norfolk, England, this week and pronounced he was there to have fun. Although he also said he was going to be cautious, these days he is ‘almost’ as famous for his car racing exploits as his music!

UPDATE: 8:20pm BST: BOTH SHOWS HAVE NOW BEEN CANCELLED.

David Gilmour was due to play the first of two shows in the glorious Piazza San Marco in Venezia (Venice), Italy tonight.

At around 5pm, just before the soundcheck for the show, a structural defect was found in the scaffolding of the stage, which has rendered the whole structure unsafe.

With an eye-catching, fluorescent pink cover, the new issue of the UK's respected "Record Collector" magazine (dated September 2006) includes a fascinating retrospective of Syd Barrett's career.

Syd Barrett's sister, Rosemary Breen, yesterday revealed that she had been overwhelmed by the tributes paid to her brother, who sadly passed away on July 7th.

Speaking to the Cambridge Evening News, she said that she'd been inundated with cards and letters of support from fans all over the world.