49 minutes ago X Factor host Dermot O’Leary leads Liam Payne tributes: ‘He just loved to sing’

Payne died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

Politics

53 minutes ago Big Brother star Ryan Bradshaw details shocking booze rule in unaired scenes

Former Big Brother housemate Ryan Bradshaw has opened up about his time in the house as he revealed a rule producers enforce about alcohol for the stars

Events

92 minutes ago Celebrity tributes pour in after One Direction star Liam Payne’s shock death

Payne is reported to have died after falling from the third floor of a Buenos Aires hotel.

Events

99 minutes ago Liam Payne: A teenager thrust into global boyband mania before solo artist fame

He formed part of one of The X Factor’s biggest success stories – One Direction.

Culture

1 hour ago Kamala Harris pledges break from Biden presidency in testy Fox News interview

Nominee says presidency would ‘not be a continuation’ of Biden’s and condemns Trump for ‘enemy within’ commentsKamala Harris said her presidency “would not be a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency” in a testy interview with the rightwing Fox News channel on Wednesday night as she criticized Donald Trump over his continuing threats against “the enemy within”.The 25-minute interview, conducted after Harris held a rally with more than 100 Republican officials in Pennsylvania, was the first time Harris had sat for a conversation with Fox News, which has been a consistent supporter of Trump. Continue reading...

Politics

2 hours ago Harris campaign calls plagiarism claims a partisan attack. Expert says it was 'sloppy writing'

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign is dismissing accusations that she and a co-author plagiarized parts of a 2009 book on the U.S. criminal justice system as a desperate attempt by “rightwing operatives” to distract voters ahead of next month’s election

Events

2 hours ago One Direction star Liam Payne dies aged 31 in 'hotel balcony fall' in Argentina

The singer became a star in the boyband who were launched on the X Factor

Events

2 hours ago Poorer communities in east London not seeing benefit of urban regeneration, study finds

Researchers say residents feel more insecure than ever about livelihoods despite investment

Politics

2 hours ago Duterte drug war back in ICC spotlight after parliamentary committee hears claims his office paid police $17,000 to kill suspects

Accusation against former Philippines president increases pressure on successor Ferdinand Marcos Jr to allow access to international criminal courtA Philippines former police colonel has testified that Rodrigo Duterte’s office offered police up to $17,000 to kill suspects as part of his “war on drugs”, sparking calls for the evidence to be referred to the international criminal court.Royina Garma, a former police colonel who had close ties to Duterte, gave the most damning evidence yet against the former president, when she told a parliamentary committee last week he had called her in May 2016, asking her to find a police officer capable of implementing a nationwide “war on drugs”. Continue reading...

Events

2 hours ago Dunelm shoppers 'saving electricity' with £16 cardigan 'ideal for chilly autumn days'

Dunelm's new £16 Teddy Cardigan offers an affordable solution to keep warm without popping on the heating.

Economics