55 h. ago ‘Don’t try to keep the dead alive’ – Liam Payne’s new Netflix show can only be totally creepy TV right?

When a star dies, shows are left in a terrible quandary – carry on, use ham-fisted CGI or axe the thing entirely. As Payne appears in Building the Band, we delve into the unnerving world of posthumous televisionAt first glance, Netflix’s new series Building the Band comes off as a weird amalgam of every singing competition show you loved a decade and a half ago. There’s the core DNA of X Factor. The singers perform out of sight of everyone else, so it cribs from The Voice. Clearly, there’s heavy borrowing from Making the Band. Plus, this is Netflix, so everything looks a bit like Squid Game.But this odd mishmash of a format isn’t what will keep you away from Building the Band. No, what will keep you away from Building the Band is the posthumous appearance of Liam Payne. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Netflix release first look at Liam Payne’s final music project before his death

Netflix has released a first look at Building the Band, a new music competition series featuring the late Liam Payne as a guest judge.

Economics

60 h. ago Liam Payne's Netflix show sees One Direction star living his dream for final time

Netflix have released a first look trailer and release date for new music competition show Building The Band - starring former One Direction star Liam Payne as a guest judge

Politics

4 d. ago China bans banks from luring customers with popular Labubu dolls

Regulator asks local banks not to give non-compliant perks amid fierce competition as interest rates fallBusiness live – latest updatesChinese authorities have banned domestic banks from luring customers with gifts including the hugely popular Labubu dolls, amid fierce competition among lenders as interest rates and profit margins decline.The Zhejiang branch of China’s financial regulator, the National Financial Regulatory Administration, has asked local banks to refrain from offering non-compliant perks to attract deposits, Bloomberg News reported. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago World Aquatics bans Enhanced Games athletes from its competitions

Enhanced Games swimmers will not be free to compete in World Aquatics events

Sport

1 week ago Chelsea learn new Club World Cup opponent after team banned from competition

Chelsea and Manchester City will be among the 32 teams who will participate in the FIFA Club World Cup later this month and their first opponents have now been confirmed

Sport

2 w. ago Team GB hopeful forced to choose between Olympics and OnlyFans after being banned from competing

Kurts Adams Rozentals, who competes in the individual canoe slalom, was suspended in April by the sport's governing body Paddle UK following 'allegations' over social media posts.

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2 w. ago Olympics or OnlyFans: Team GB hopeful being 'forced to choose' after being suspended

Kurts Adams Rozentals has been suspended from competing in canoeing events by Paddle UK amid an investigation which he suspects is linked to his OnlyFans account

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2 w. ago Zhao Xintong shows his true character despite still being banned from snooker in China

Zhao Xintong became the first Asian player to win the World Snooker Championship earlier this month - but he is still banned from competing in his native China

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2 w. ago A basketball player was sidelined for her headscarf. France may now ban them in all sports

Thousands of young Muslim women in France are sidelined from competitive sport because rules in several disciplines ban uniforms and other clothing carrying a religious or political significance

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2 w. ago A headscarf ban is keeping basketball players off the court. A new bill could make it law in France

Thousands of young Muslim women in France are sidelined from competitive sport because of rules in several disciplines including basketball that ban uniforms and other clothing carrying a religious or political significance

Sport

3 w. ago Wishaw pupils' theme park design takes school to the finals of engineering competition for third year running

Almost 1000 young people from across the UK entered The Big Bang Competition

Sport

3 w. ago WWE star suffers 'scary' injury and screams in pain on live TV as Netflix cut stream

Zoey Stark was in the middle of competing in a Money in the Bank qualifying triple threat match against a returning Kairi Sane and Rhea Ripley when she suffered a horror leg injury

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3 w. ago Survey reveals what most people think about Supreme Court gender ruling

Polling also suggests almost three quarters of those asked felt the right decision had been made by some sporting bodies in banning transgender women from its female competitions.

Events

4 w. ago Remember Monday's Eurovision result 'exposed' hours before winner announced

EXCLUSIVE: Remember Monday, the UK's Eurovision entry, will be competing in tonight's competition but one person has "revealed" the band's result before the final has even started

Politics

4 w. ago Paralympic gold medalist banned for life over disability test – as she's not actually blind

Not too long ago the sporting world was celebrating her achievement, but Paralympian Shahana Hajiyeva has now been banned for life from competing in her previous categories

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last month Israel's Eurovision song lyrics explained as country faces calls to be banned from 2025 contest

Former Eurovision contestants have called for Israel to be banned from this year's competition

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