Why has it taken, um, forever, for jazz-rock fusion masters Return to Forever to reunite? It's been 25 years _ which is like forever in the music business _ since the classic 1970s RTF lineup of pianist Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke, drummer Lenny White and guitarist Al Di Meola toured together.

By Jon Bream, Star Tribune, Minneapolis Jun.

Popular U.S. rappers Kanye West, Common, Redman and Method Man all illegally sampled music made by Joe Farrell, the musician's daughter alleges in a lawsuit.

By GRAHAM GRANT FEARS over dumbing-down in schools grew yesterday after a leading academic warned that Higher exam results cannot be trusted as a guide to a child's skills.