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Musician Sting is being sued by his former Police bandmates over alleged lost royalties for their hit song Every Breath You Take. Guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland claim they have never been paid for their writing contributions. The song was the biggest US single of 1983, fifth best-selling of the decade and earns money from being sampled on P Diddy’s 1997 hit I’ll Be Missing You. Sting, who is being sued under his legal name Gordon Sumner, receives £550,000 a year in royalties...

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