62 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

68 minutes ago In photos: Liam Payne over the years from X Factor audition to becoming a dad and global One Direction stardom

The star, who has died aged 31, shot to fame in the X Factor 14 years ago as a member of one of the biggest boybands in the world

Culture

70 minutes ago Body of man in his 30s is found following Newcastle explosion after boy, seven, was killed while another man in his 30s fights for his life in hospital

An explosion in the Benwell area of the city took place at around 12.45am yesterday, with several flats reduced to rubble and a huge emergency response in the area.

Events

97 minutes ago Newcastle house explosion major update as police announce second person has died

A second person has been killed after a horrific house explosion on Violet Close in Newcastle that decimated two terraced homes, killing a young boy at the scene as others were rushed to hospital

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2 hours ago BREAKING: Newcastle house explosion: 'Lovely lad', 7, killed in horror blast with family 'devastated'

Archie York has been named locally as the seven-year-old boy killed in an explosion in Newcastle, which destroyed two terraced houses in the early hours of Wednesday morning

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2 hours ago Corrie's Joel 'still alive' as fans 'work out' identity of dead body in river in huge twist

Coronation Street fans are convinced that they have worked out the real identity of the dead body that was found in the river - and it's not who the police think it is

Events

2 hours ago Liam Payne felt 'out of control' after One Direction split as fame left him 'trapped'

Liam Payne shot to stardom as a young teenager with One Direction, with his daily routine soon made up of call sheets and security watching over him. When this all stopped, the singer 'felt lost'. He revealed his struggles in an interview with Steven Bartlett

Politics

2 hours ago 'I knew Liam Payne from the beginning – he was different away from the spotlight and missed home'

EXCLUSIVE: Liam Payne was adored by millions before his tragic death – but whenever I met him, as Editor of a top teen pop mag – he was just like any other naive young boy

Society

2 hours ago Hunt for dealer 'who gave Liam Payne drugs' as Argentinian media publishes photos of destroyed hotel room strewn with drug paraphernalia

The former One Direction star, 31, plunged 40ft to his death from the third floor of his hotel room into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in Argentina on Wednesday afternoon.

Economics

2 hours ago Michael Gove scorns ‘Tory boy’ Robert Jenrick and praises ‘brave’ Kemi Badenoch

Former minister says Kemi Badenoch’s reputation for ‘getting into scraps’ is a good thing

Politics