U.S. singer and actress Jill Scott has given birth to a son, her representatives said. Baby Jett Hamilton Roberts was born Monday afternoon, E! News reported. The child is the first for Scott and her drummer fiance Lil' John Roberts, who announced in June 2008 they were engaged.

By Hannah Stephenson Don't expect Last Night of the Proms at this Fringe gig ALEXANDER McCall Smith sat in the orchestra playing his bassoon with gusto, but noticed the sound coming from another musician didn't seem quite right. It wasn't sharp or flat or out of time.

By Thomas Sutcliffe tsutcliffe@independentcouk THE NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY SUN BBC1 DIRTY SEXY MONEY FRI CHANNEL 4 It's genuinely sad that Anthony Minghella should have died so young, and it makes reviewing The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency a slightly awkward business.

Think of TV dramas with a woman detective as their focus and you could rustle up anything from the gentility of Miss Marple to the gritty reality of Silent Witness - but there's generally at least one dead body to contend with.

By Roz Laws THE No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a fitting tribute to the superb work of Anthony Minghella, who died suddenly last week.