In Brief: Christina Aguilera has baby boy

Pop singer Christina Aguilera (pictured) has had a baby boy with music executive Jordan Bratman in Los Angeles... An artwork by graffiti artist Banksy has attracted bids of more than £200,000 on eBay, even though the successful purchaser will have to cut out part of a concrete wall on London's Portobello Road if they want to take it home... Actor-director Stephen Fry has bought the rights to Hallejah!, the story of the scandalous affair between composer Handel and one of his favourite singers, Susannah Cibber, in 18th century London... French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been revealed to be a frustrated romantic crooner with the emergence of footage of him singing along to a Johnny Halliday video... Actor Wesley Snipes goes to court today accused of refusing to pay tax on $40m of earnings between 1999 and 2004. The 45-year-old action star claims he was a victim of unscrupulous advice and didn't know he was doing anything illegal... Veteran newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald makes his comeback tonight, co-presenting ITV’s News At Ten with Julie Etchingham... Mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary is to be given a state funeral in his native New Zealand on January 22...