Mixed bag of concert films, marred by loon pants...

The Rolling Stones look set to face an insurance battle when it comes to claiming money due to gigs cancelled in the wake of L'Wren Scott's death. Mick Jagger's partner committed suicide in March of this year, causing the band to postpone a number of their shows in Australia. BBC News reports that the band are attempting to claim $12.7 million (£7.9 million).

The Rolling Stones have announced the first two releases in their new From The Vault series. From The Vault features live concerts from band's archive and are available across a number of formats. The band will release From The Vault – Hampton Coliseum – Live In 1981 on November 3 with From The Vault - LA Forum - Live In 1975 following on November 17. Previously, the audio has been previously available as a digital download via the Stones' website but not on CD or LP; the video has never previously been released.

An extinct 'water pig' with 'tactile lips' has been named after Mick Jagger. The 19-million-year-old anthracotheres - a species which has been likened to a kind of 'long-legged pig' - was named in honour of The Rolling Stones frontman because of its "tactile lips". Recently discovered in Egypt thanks to the finding of pieces of fossilised jaw, it has been named Jaggermeryx naida, which means 'Jagger's water nymph'.

The Rolling Stones have made some of their classic documentaries and concert films available to stream on their Facebook page.

Singer Merry Clayton has been injured in a serious car crash.

The Rolling Stones have cancelled the first date of their Australian tour after the death of Mick Jaggar's girlfriend, the US fashion designer L'Wren Scott.

Today (December 18), Keith Richards is 70 years old – to celebrate the Stone's landmark birthday, here's a classic interview from the Uncut archive (January 2004, Take 80), originally published to mark the guitarist's 60th birthday. Jon Wilde hooks up with Richards to discuss his favourite Rolling Stones songs, the importance of Max Miller jokes and going without sleep for nine days…

When it's announced that The Rolling Stones are planning a free concert in Hyde Park on July 5, 1969, we decide we have to be there. There are four of us, 16-year-old school friends, music a common bond between us.

The story of The Rolling Stones’ legendary free show at Hyde Park is told in the new issue of Uncut (dated August 2013, and out on Thursday, July 4).