49 minutes ago Tortured life of One Direction's Quiet One: How Liam Payne was born 'effectively dead', snubbed by Di Caprio and 'slammed against a wall by a bandmate', reveals CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

After being thrown together on The X Factor, One Direction were hailed as the new Beatles. And if 1D were the new Fab Four (or Five), Liam Payne appeared to be their George Harrison.

Economics

52 minutes ago Liam Payne made name change for second career after One Direction stardom

One Direction singer Liam Payne actually went by a totally different moniker for his musical career after skyrocketing to stardom with his 1D bandmates on UK version of The X Factor

Politics

52 minutes ago Scotland's best uncapped footballer: The top 20 uncapped Scottish players ever

Steve Clarke included six uncapped players in his most recent Scotland squad.

Sport

53 minutes ago Police to probe 'who supplied Liam Payne' if white powder 'turns out to be drugs'

Liam Payne, one fifth of world-famous band One Direction, fell to his death in Buenos Aires on Wednesday

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60 minutes ago European Central Bank cuts interest rates after inflation falls below 2%

ECB cuts key rate by a quarter of a point to 3.25% after annual price growth in the eurozone fell to 1.7%The European Central Bank has cut its headline interest rate by a quarter of a point to 3.25% after inflation in the eurozone fell below its 2% target.ECB policymakers were under pressure to reduce the deposit rate after inflation figures out earlier on Thursday showed annual prices growth in the single-currency bloc had eased in September to 1.7%, down from 2.2% the previous month. Continue reading...

Economics

66 minutes ago Former Strictly Come Dancing winner Ore Oduba announces split from wife

The 38-year-old former Newsround presenter said the couple separated earlier this year in a post on Instagram.

Politics

73 minutes ago Chelsea legend baffled by Man Utd transfer decision – ‘I am very surprised’

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag sanctioned the sale of Scott McTominay to Napoli in the summer transfer window in order to release funds to land Manuel Ugarte

Sport

92 minutes ago Veteran conductor sacked after complaints over his 'use of pronouns' and bullying wins unfair dismissal case

Mark Shanahan (pictured) had been accused of 'intimidating, bullying and possibly discriminatory' behaviour towards young musicians at the National Opera Studio.

Society

1 hour ago Mum blasts daughter's school over 'ridiculous' rule banning girls from PE

A mum has slammed a school for banning girls from PE and other activities if they have pierced ears - as she says the rules are 'ridiculous', and even some at the school agree with her

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1 hour ago Liam Payne sings at Niall Horan concert in Argentina days before his tragic death

Liam Payne showed his support for One Direction bandmate Niall Horan just days before he tragically died as he attended the Slow Hands singer's concert in Argentina

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