Cheryl says final farewell to Liam Payne: Singer attends private church service for her ex along with Harry Styles, his One Direction bandmates and a host of stars
Cheryl has bid an emotional final goodbye to Liam Payne – the father of her seven-year-old son – as he was laid to rest in a private service following his tragic death at the age of just 31. The former Girls Aloud singer, 41, walked behind her ex’s coffin following a poignant ceremony attended by family members and a host of stars from the world of music and sport. Harry Styles, 30, joined fellow members of One Direction Niall Horan, 31, Zayn Malik, 31, and Louis Tomlinson, 32, to celebrate the life of their beloved former bandmate. They have described themselves as ‘completely devastated’.
Angela Rayner’s building blitz plan to build 1.5million homes by 2030 to ease the housing crisis will be ‘more difficult than we expected’ to achieve, minister admits
Labour’s plan to build 1.5million homes by the end of the decade to ease the UK housing crisis will be ‘more difficult than we expected’ to achieve, a senior minister admitted today. Communities Minister Matthew Pennycook admitted that the target set by Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner was ‘incredibly stretching’. But he insisted it was ‘essential’ it was met and told the Housing and Communities Committee it was still deliverable.
Labour accuse Jeremy Clarkson of being ‘rude’ and ‘aggressive’ as BBC Newsnight descends into chaos while guests clash over farmer protest and Top Gear star
A row broke out on BBC’s Newsnight over Jeremy Clarkson’s appearance at the farmers’ ‘tractor tax’ protest in London after his angry interview with presenter Victoria Derbyshire. Former Labour minister Jim Murphy condemned former Top Gear host Clarkson as ‘rude’ and ‘aggressive’ – but ex-Conservative party chairman Sir Jake Berry hit back, defending him. They clashed on last night’s BBC2 show which was presented by Derbyshire just hours after she had questioned Clarkson at the demonstration in central London.