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
Violence that ended with one man fighting for his life in hospital was the culmination of a year of 'torture' between neighbours over children playing football outside their homes, it has been claimed.
The victim, 54, remains in hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries during what police described as a 'disturbance' on Panfield Road in Wythenshawe on Sunday night.
A man, 33, and a woman, 42, have been arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault and remain in police custody. Residents say two families have been at loggerheads over children playing football on a green on Panfield Road.
On Sunday night, a brick was thrown at the front window of a home overlooking the green, prompting a confrontation in the street, it has been claimed. READ MORE: Murder accused made 'bad choice' after being found in back of lorry hundreds of miles away, jury told A mother-of-three who lives at the property told the Manchester Evening News she had been told by the police to move out for her own safety.
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