One Direction singer Niall Horan has hit the landmark 20m mark on Twitter — with as many followers as the population of the entire continent of Australia.

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In Shelter From the Storm (Fox, €24.99), a galaxy of music and film stars take to the stage in a benefit for victims of Hurricane Katrina which devastated New Orleans a few months ago.