After several years apart, 90s pop-group The Spice Girls are back in the recording studio, but with a bizarre twist – the fivesome are recording their new tracks separately. Mel C and Emma Bunton are singing in London, Geri Halliwell is recording her vocals on holiday in the South of France, Victoria Beckham will do her bit from Madrid, and Mel B is singing from her new home, Los Angeles. A source said: “There’s tension after Mel B refused to make a comeback for Live 8. So they agreed to get on with recording separately. They plan a greatest hits album next year and a couple of new songs would help sales.”