Ananova:

Blur's bassist Alex James has revealed that the band are suing each other.

Speaking to Orange World he said: "It's a shame really. I thought we might all get together again for Live 8 and try and save the world but no.

"I think my management and my lawyer are both having mental breakdowns. It's mad, it's the hardest thing ever - a combination of new technology and aging rockstars."

But asked if the legal wrangling was the end of the band James was clear: "No, I wouldn't think so no, no, no!"

Damon Albarn has recently said that he was waiting for estranged guitarist Graham Coxon to return to the band before work could begin on a new Blur album.