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Funeral of One Direction singer Liam Payne to be held

Payne died on October 16 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.

Evening Standard

How to watch 'Boybands Forever' online from anywhere

Part-exposé of record label mistreatment, part-nostalgia fest. Here's how to watch "Boybands Forever" online, on TV and from anywhere in the world.

Tom’s Guide

Boybands Forever on BBC Two review: lays bare the pressures on pop acts in what remains a very current cautionary tale

4/5 Many of the contributors still carry mental scars from their so-called glory days

Evening Standard

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Five's Ritchie Neville on Boybands Forever: 'I wished fame had an off switch!'

Boybands Forever on BBC Two explores the highs and lows of life as a pop pin-up, something Five's Ritchie Neville knows only too well...

WhatToWatch

Simon Cowell reveals he almost 'punched 90s boyband icon in the face'

The BGT judge recounted the story in a new BBC documentary

Evening Standard

The dark world of Nineties boybands: ‘They put a bucket by the stage so I could spew’

IN FOCUS: Screaming girls. Sudden riches. Your face on the cover of Smash Hits magazine. Life in a Nineties boyband sounds like a dream, but one survivor of the maelstrom likens it more to being in the military. Jessie Thompson goes behind the scenes of revealing new BBC documentary ‘Boybands…

The Independent UK

Trio charged over death of former One Direction star Liam Payne in Argentina

But officials ruled out third party involvement in the star’s fall from a balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires last month.

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Britain's Got Talent 2025: winner, how to watch, judges, hosts and everything we know

Britain's Got Talent 2025 has crowned its winner!

WhatToWatch

David Walliams takes swipe at Simon Cowell after Britain’s Got Talent axe

The comedian, 53, was axed from his judging role on the ITV show in 2022

Evening Standard

Katherine Ryan vows to 'embrace her inner Simon Cowell' and be the 'villain' on big talent show

EXCLUSIVE The comedian also reveals what happened when she tried to ‘slide into DMs’ of fellow judge Shania Twain

Evening Standard

Nicole Scherzinger, who put One Direction together, pays tribute to Liam Payne

Pussycat Dolls star was instrumental in shaping the line-up of the boyband when she appeared on ‘The X Factor’

The Independent UK

Nicole Scherzinger: Working with Liam Payne was a blessing

The former One Direction star, who died falling from a third-floor balcony last week, first met Scherzinger on ITV show The X Factor.

Evening Standard

Zayn Malik reschedules US tour dates after Liam Payne’s death

Malik left One Direction in 2015 before the group went on indefinite hiatus in 2016.

The Independent UK

Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy: I have ‘lost the best part of myself’

She described the singer as her ‘best friend’ and ‘the love of my life’.

Evening Standard

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Release of Liam Payne's body yet to be decided on, says Argentina prosecutor

A post-mortem examination report said Payne died of multiple traumas after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Argentina

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Liam Payne 'never stopped loving' ex Cheryl Tweedy and son Bear, pal says

Simon Cowell's brother Tony Cowell believes late singer Liam Payne "never stopped loving" ex-partner Cheryl Tweedy and his seven-year-old son Bear, and he has remembered the star as a "kind and considerate" man and a "wonderful father".

Evening Standard

Robbie Williams' songwriter thinks the music industry shouldn't work with under 18s? He's right

Liam Payne’s death is the latest casualty of an industry that treats underage stars as commodities

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Liam Payne sought advice from Simon Cowell

Liam Payne sought "advice and direction" from his former mentor Simon Cowell in the months before he died.

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International Business Times

Liam Payne's Sister Posts Poignant Tribute To Her Late Brother

The sister of One Direction member Liam Payne shared a heartfelt message to him on Saturday, in the latest poignant tribute from around the world following his death earlier this week.

The Guardian - UK

Cheryl says media coverage about Liam Payne’s death ‘abhorrent’

Former partner of One Direction star spoke out as Payne’s father travelled to Buenos Aires to repatriate his body

Evening Standard

Liam Payne's father reads tributes and kisses pictures outside Argentinian hotel where One Direction star died

Liam died after falling from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires

BANG Premier

Simon Cowell ‘devastated and heartbroken’ over Liam Payne’s passing

Breaking his silence over the singer’s death, Simon Cowell has said he’s been left “devastated, heartbroken and empty” by Liam Payne’s passing.

Evening Standard

Cheryl says Liam Payne’s death ‘breaking my heart’ as their son Bear ‘faces reality of never seeing father again’

Girls Aloud singer releases statement as Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy and X Factor mogul Simon Cowell both pay tribute

Evening Standard

Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy says she will love star ‘for rest of her life’ in heartbreaking tribute

Cassidy had left Argentina days before the One Direction singer’s death in a hotel balcony fall

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“I Feel Empty”: Simon Cowell Releases Heartbreaking Statement On Liam Payne’s Passing

"Liam, I am truly devastated. Heartbroken. And I feel empty." The post “I Feel Empty”: Simon Cowell Releases Heartbreaking Statement On Liam Payne’s Passing first appeared on Bored Panda.

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