Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie have yet to reach a settlement in their divorce, a spokeswoman has said.

Reports over the weekend claimed the couple had agreed a settlement over the custody of their children and their property empire.

However, Liz Rosenberg said in a email to the Associated Press news agency that an agreement had not been reached.

On Saturday, the Sun newspaper claimed Madonna’s divorce from Ritchie would cost the singer in excess of £20million.

The deal would see Ritchie get the couple’s pub in London’s Mayfair and their 1,200-acre country estate in Wiltshire, the newspaper claimed.

Madonna's spokeswoman failed to comment on reports today which claim the singer had chosen to remain in the UK rather than return to New York.

(by Jason Gregory )