Chris denies marriage

Coldplay star Chris Martin today said he has no plans to marry Gwyneth Paltrow.

Answering rumours that they were planning to start a family he told Virgin Radio: "All rubbish." He added, joking: "I guess we have seven children already too - we have S Club Juniors living in our house."

The couple, who have been together for more than a year and live in 30-year-old Paltrow's £2 million Belgravia flat, were widely expected to marry in New York this autumn.

Friends now say the pressures of his touring and the recent death of the actress's father have made them take a step back. Martin, 26, also said Coldplay faced an uncertain future.

He said: "We have been around the world more times than we ever thought we would. The V Festival is the last big thing we'll do before we stop. I'm not sure if we'll come back."