Liam Payne’s heartbroken girlfriend Kate Cassidy has arrived at the funeral of the tragic One Direction star she described as ‘the love of my life’. Ms Cassidy was seen arriving at St Mary’s Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, ahead of this afternoon’s ceremony, dressed in a long black coat with fur trim and wearing sunglasses. Payne died aged 31 on October 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.

Liam Payne’s parents Geoff and Karen hugged a heartbroken Simon Cowell as he sought to comfort them following their son’s funeral today. The heartfelt embrace took place outside the church where Payne was remembered in an emotional service following his tragic death at the age of just 31. Cowell’s girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, stood at a distance away while the 65-year-old shared a private moment with the grieving couple – who paid a final tribute to the beloved singer with a floral tribute beside his coffin spelling out the word ‘son’.

Moscow has revealed that Vladimir Putin is prepared to discuss a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump and the terms required to end the bloody conflict. The Russian leader is reportedly open to conversing with the US President-elect but has ruled out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon ambitions to join NATO, according to five sources cited by Reuters. In the first detailed reporting of what tyrant Putin would accept in any deal brokered by Trump, the five unnamed current and former Russian officials said the Kremlin could broadly agree to freeze the conflict along the front lines.

This is the horrifying moment an 88-year-old dog walker was dragged to her death after a roller skater got caught on her lead. In shocking CCTV, shown to a judge in Moscow, two elderly women can be seen strolling through a city park walking their pet dogs – one of which was on a long leash. Suddenly, roller skater Igor Berin, 56, races past the women and gets caught in the lead pulling one of the pensioners off her feet and dragging her along a path.

US President Elect Donald Trump will visit Scotland next year for the first time as president since 2018 to open his new golf course in Aberdeenshire, his son has confirmed. Construction of the 18-hole MacLeod Course at the Trump International resort in Menie began last year and is expected to open for good next summer. The last time Trump visited the country while serving as US president there were thousands protesting and even a paraglider stunt which saw an activist fly an anti-Trump banner over the course.

Kanye ‘Ye’ West and his second wife Bianca Censori sat down for a dinner date at Ukiyo restaurant in Tokyo on Tuesday night ahead of their second wedding anniversary in December. The 47-year-old rapper-designer and his 29-year-old Yeezy head of architecture appeared a bit bored or tired as they studied the menu. Ye sported a black hoodie and opened his mouth to reveal the $850K titanium teeth he commissioned back in January.

The funeral of One Direction singer Liam Payne was held today, with his former bandmates among the guests. Payne died aged 31 on October 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. The funeral, held in the Home Counties, was also attended by Payne’s family and friends, with girlfriend Kate Cassidy there along with stars including James Corden. Follow MailOnline’s liveblog here:

Liam Payne’s ex Cheryl will attend his funeral today – with all four of his former One Direction bandmates expected to join them. Payne died aged 31 on October 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. Nicola Robert’s, a member of Girl’s Aloud pop group, was among the first mourners to arrive. She was greeted with a kiss by Simon Jones, the former PR for One Direction who now acts for Cheryl Tweedy.

It’s the quintessentially British rural jacket beloved by members of the Royal Family, prime ministers and was even given as a gift to US President Joe Biden. But now the Barbour coat, with its famed olive-green, wax coated design, is allegedly finding a new group of fans – the far right. That’s according to the woke brigade online who say the traditional rustic fashion garb is ‘fast becoming a new overt symbol for the right’, after thousands of farmers protested against Keir Starmer’s tax grab in London.