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October 2024

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

June 2024

Girls Aloud on public bullying, getting older and reuniting after the loss of Sarah Harding: ‘I keep expecting her to burst into the room’

When their bandmate was diagnosed with terminal cancer, it was her dying wish that the tour would go on. Now, the biggest-selling British girl group of the 21st century are making good on their promise

May 2024

Girls Aloud review – a glorious pop institution still calling the shots

Returning for their first concert since the death of Sarah Harding, old lyrics now have new poignancy – but with motorbikes and mic-stand moves, the mood stays upbeat

April 2024

The Wags are back – but I miss the carefree days of Posh and Coleen

Zoe Williams
At the 2006 World Cup, the England team’s wives and girlfriends could drink, shop and pose all they liked. Eighteen years on, fun seems to be in short supply, writes Zoe Williams

June 2023

First Edition newsletter
Monday briefing: What’s at stake for Prince Harry as he gives evidence in a major phone hacking trial
In today’s newsletter: The Duke of Sussex is a part of a hundred-strong lawsuit against the Mirror Group over allegations of hacking – but his participation is unprecedented for a royal

February 2023

2:22: A Ghost Story review – Cheryl’s West End debut is a thunderous fright night

The singer is convincing in the role (first played by Lily Allen) of a mother who hears spooky noises at night in Danny Robins’ well-oiled, blackly comic chiller

December 2022

Cheryl to make West End theatre debut in 2:22 – A Ghost Story

Ranked
Girls Aloud’s 20 best songs – ranked!

July 2022

Ranked
Calvin Harris’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
With his new album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2, out next week, we take a look through the Scottish producer’s hit-studded career

May 2022

Kim Kardashian for president! How my obsession with reality TV got out of control

From Wife Swap to Big Brother to Towie, Sirin Kale has been a proud and passionate reality TV addict since her tweens. But as she delved deeper for her new podcast, she came face to face with its dark side

January 2020

Cher Lloyd: ‘After The X Factor, I had to do damage control. I still have to’

In a decade, the singer has gone from ‘the most hated teen in Britain’ to top 10 success in the US. So why is she still having to defend her past?

April 2019

Lost in showbiz
No Payne, no gain as Liam flexes his muscles with his new A-list friends
Between working out with Mark Wahlberg and stepping out with Naomi Campbell, the former One Direction singer is keen to prove he’s a new man

February 2019

Thank u, next! Why pop stars fell out of love with albums

Chart-toppers used to focus on long-players. Now, in the streaming era, they can release tracks whenever they like – and many, including Ariana Grande, have decided to do just that

November 2018

Cheryl: ‘I'm a new person! Same accent though’

This week's new tracks
Tracks of the week reviewed: Cheryl, Girl Crush, These New Puritans

July 2018

'A tough decision': Liam Payne and Cheryl split after two-year relationship

The pop star power couple ask for privacy for their son Bear ‘as we navigate our way through this together’

June 2018

Shortcuts
Is Rebekah Vardy starting a World Cup feminist revolution – or taking us back to the 50s?
Her recent comments about supporting her footballer husband are not the rallying cry I was hoping for, even if she’s on the money about the outdated term ‘Wag’

February 2018

Lost in showbiz
Something kinda … oh – the ballad of Cheryl Cole and Liam Payne
In the course of a single week, rumours of the pop pair splitting up and getting back together have done the rounds like a bout of gastroenteritis

April 2017

10 of the best
Girls Aloud – 10 of the best
No one expected a manufactured band from a TV reality show to amount to much, but Girls Aloud rewrote the UK pop rules, with 21 hits over 11 years

April 2016

Surely, finally, this is the end for The X Factor

Cheryl’s left, Louis Walsh is threatening to return – and even if the show does by some miracle survive, it will have to compete with The Voice. Will someone put The X Factor out of its misery?

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