One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has shared the first picture of his newborn son Freddie online.

One Direction fans are gearing up for an emotional weekend as the band prepare to play what could be their final gig tonight.

Liam Payne has said he drank heavily to cope with One Direction’s workload but insisted the band was not breaking up.

A man is being questioned this morning in connection with a helicopter crash in Longford; Jordan Spieth ready for brutal day at St Andrews; and A gunman has killed at least four US Marines in Tennessee before he was shot dead by police; Briana Jungwirth’s stepmother fears having a baby with Louis Tomlinson will "ruin" her life. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

One Direction fans reacted with dismay to a report that band member Louis Tomlinson is to become a father.