Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
A crook who targeted ticket machines at tram stops and platforms has been banned from the entire Greater Manchester Metrolink network.
Russell Victor Stansfield, 48, was convicted of a series of charges and sentenced at Manchester magistrates court on Monday.
Police said after the case he was slapped with a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order preventing him from entering any Metrolink platform, tram or car park on the network.
He was brought to court following an investigation conducted by Greater Manchester Police's Transport Unit Crime Investigation Team. READ MORE: Criticism of mosque finally revealed as MEN uncovers secret Manchester Arena bomb report Stansfield, of Brompton Street, Oldham, targeted ticket payment machines at various Metrolink stations over the past number of months, said police.
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