Teenage X Factor hopeful Sam Callahan suffered a setback in his bid for stardom when Gary Barlow said he “hated” his performance on tonight’s show.

Dannii Minogue has tipped rival act Laura White, from Atherton in Lancashire, to win this year's X Factor rather than one of her own singers.

Noel Gallagher is one of the star guests on Paul Weller's new album Illumination.