Geldof vetoes Madonna on Band Aid

Bob Geldof has reportedly banned Madonna from taking part in Band Aid III because she is American - the previous two versions of the track only featured British artists. Word is Madonna hoped to join Noel Gallagher, Robbie Williams, Coldplay and The Darkness on the reworking of the song, but The People quote Midge Ure as saying: "As Bob says, at the end of the day she's a Yank. We don't need her."