After quitting one of the most successful boy bands of all time, from left, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles have all carved their own niches in music, movies and management. Getty Images
After quitting one of the most successful boy bands of all time, from left, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles have all carved their own niches in music, movies and management. Getty Images
After quitting one of the most successful boy bands of all time, from left, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles have all carved their own niches in music, movies and management. Getty Images
After quitting one of the most successful boy bands of all time, from left, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles have all carved their own niches in music, movies and

From One Direction to 5 new paths: What Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne have planned for 2021


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Zayn Malik's latest album release has been as low-key as his personal life over the past few months. Releasing Nobody Is Listening on January 15 with no promotion, interviews or fanfare, Malik's uneasy relationship with fame looks set to continue into 2021, as the new dad remains squirrelled away with Gigi Hadid and their baby daughter on the Hadid family farm in Pennsylvania.

And while Harry Styles garners three Grammy nominations and a new film role, and Liam Payne celebrates his recent engagement, we check in with the One Direction boys to see how each is faring, and what we can expect from them this year…

Zayn Malik

Zayn Malik has become a father and released two albums since quitting One Direction. AFP
Zayn Malik has become a father and released two albums since quitting One Direction. AFP

The first member of the group to quit, Malik famously left the band back in March 2015, announcing that he wanted to "relax and have some private time out of the spotlight". In November that year, he told Beats 1 Beats 1 (now called Apple Music 1): "I think I always wanted to go, from the first year, really ... I never really wanted to be there in the band."

His third album Nobody Is Listening is a follow-up to 2016's Mind of Mine, which debuted at number one in the US, the first time a British male solo artiste's debut album achieved such a feat, and 2018's Icarus Falls.

Between album releases, the 28-year-old dabbled in the fashion world. In January 2017 he released The Giuseppe for Zayn capsule collection, a shoe line with Italian footwear designer Giuseppe Zanotti comprising two boots and two trainers. In September 2018, he designed a backpack line for The Kooples.

The singer's personal life, meanwhile, included a major development last year. Welcoming a baby girl with girlfriend Gigi Hadid in September 2020, the singer took to Twitter to say: “The love I feel for this tiny human is beyond my understanding.”

Harry Styles

Grammy nominations and film roles have been stacking up for Harry Styles in his post-1D career. Getty Images
Grammy nominations and film roles have been stacking up for Harry Styles in his post-1D career. Getty Images

Making music and headlines is all in a day's work for arguably the most successful former member of the group. After the boy band officially went on hiatus in March 2016, Styles enjoyed a busy 2017, releasing his self-titled debut solo album and appearing to critical acclaim in Christopher Nolan's Oscar-winning Dunkirk.

Recently earning three Grammy nominations for his second album, 2019's Fine Line – which debuted at number one in the US and was listed among Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time last year – Styles, 26, also became the first man to appear on the cover of Vogue in December 2020.

In January, he went public with his new romance with Hollywood actress and director Olivia Wilde, and is set to appear on the big screen later in 2021 in her new film, Don't Worry Darling.

Louis Tomlinson

Louis Tomlinson returned to reality television after One Direction split. Getty Images
Louis Tomlinson returned to reality television after One Direction split. Getty Images

The 29-year-old was the first member of the band to become a father, causing a collective fan meltdown when he and ex-girlfriend, Briana Jungwirth, welcomed their son Freddie Reign in January 2016.

Although he hasn't made the kind of impact as a solo artist in the ways Malik and Styles have, he's consistently been releasing new music since December 2016 when he collaborated with American DJ Steve Aoki on the track Just Hold On.

Another collaboration, Back To You with Bebe Rexha, followed in July 2017, reaching number 8 in the UK. However, his next two tracks reached only 99 and 39 in the charts.

Returning to his reality show roots, he joined the judging panel for the 15th series of The X Factor in 2018, going on to win the show as a mentor. His debut album, Walls, came out in January 2020, however, the pandemic put paid to a tour. Most recently he held a digital concert, Live from London, on December 12, 2020, selling more than 160,000 tickets and breaking records as the most live-streamed concert for a male solo artist for 2020.

Niall Horan

Irish singer Niall Horan has admitted he lives a much more 'normal life' since One Direction went on indefinite hiatus. Getty Images
Irish singer Niall Horan has admitted he lives a much more 'normal life' since One Direction went on indefinite hiatus. Getty Images

The Irish star was the first member of One Direction to release a solo single, debuting This Town in September 2016 from his album, Flicker. He followed up with the hit Slow Hands in May 2017.

Not content with sticking with music, the 27-year-old branched out into business, launching golf management company Modest! Golf in February 2016, with the company celebrating when one of their signings, Italian golfer Guido Migliozzi, won the Kenyan Open in March 2019.

He released his second album, Heartbreak Weather in March 2020, which debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 and at number one in the UK. In a recent Instagram Q&A, when asked if he missed leading a normal life, Horan replied: "I live a relatively normal life in comparison to what it was like six years ago maybe."

And as to whether there’s any new music on the cards, as well as expressing a desire to work with Taylor Swift, Horan shared: “Just figuring it all out currently. Don’t know if it’s an album I’m making … I’m just writing lots and seeing what happens.”

Liam Payne

Liam Payne continues to make music, and recently got engaged to model Maya Henry. Getty Images
Liam Payne continues to make music, and recently got engaged to model Maya Henry. Getty Images

Post-1D, the 27-year-old kept himself in the headlines thanks to a relationship with former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy, with the pair welcoming a son, Bear, in March 2017. He announced his engagement to model Maya Henry, 20, in September last year, telling Good Morning America: "We're just really happy."

Payne enjoyed a huge hit back in May 2017 with Strip That Down, his first release since One Direction went on indefinite hiatus, and the track went platinum in both the UK and US. He made it to UAE shores, performing at Global Village in Dubai on March 30, 2018 in front of more than 100,000 people, and followed up with his debut album, LP1, in December 2019.

Following in both Styles and Malik's footsteps, Payne stuck his toe into fashion waters, becoming the first global brand ambassador for Hugo Boss and releasing the Hugo x Liam Payne capsule collection in July 2020. Most recently, he teamed up with TikTok star Dixie D'Amelio to release the Christmas single, Naughty List.

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Born September 27, 1976

Position Attacking midifelder

Clubs played for (1) - Roma

Total seasons 24

First season 1992/93

Last season 2016/17

Appearances 786

Goals 307

Titles (5) - Serie A 1; Italian Cup 2; Italian Supercup 2

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Best Men's Player of the Year: Kylian Mbappe (PSG)

Maradona Award for Best Goal Scorer of the Year: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

TikTok Fans’ Player of the Year: Robert Lewandowski

Top Goal Scorer of All Time: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)

Best Women's Player of the Year: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)

Best Men's Club of the Year: Chelsea

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Best Defender of the Year: Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus/Italy)

Best Goalkeeper of the Year: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Italy)

Best Coach of the Year: Roberto Mancini (Italy)

Best National Team of the Year: Italy 

Best Agent of the Year: Federico Pastorello

Best Sporting Director of the Year: Txiki Begiristain (Manchester City)

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When Umm Kulthum performed in Abu Dhabi

  

 

 

 

Known as The Lady of Arabic Song, Umm Kulthum performed in Abu Dhabi on November 28, 1971, as part of celebrations for the fifth anniversary of the accession of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan as Ruler of Abu Dhabi. A concert hall was constructed for the event on land that is now Al Nahyan Stadium, behind Al Wahda Mall. The audience were treated to many of Kulthum's most well-known songs as part of the sold-out show, including Aghadan Alqak and Enta Omri.

 
At a glance

Global events: Much of the UK’s economic woes were blamed on “increased global uncertainty”, which can be interpreted as the economic impact of the Ukraine war and the uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariffs.

 

Growth forecasts: Cut for 2025 from 2 per cent to 1 per cent. The OBR watchdog also estimated inflation will average 3.2 per cent this year

 

Welfare: Universal credit health element cut by 50 per cent and frozen for new claimants, building on cuts to the disability and incapacity bill set out earlier this month

 

Spending cuts: Overall day-to day-spending across government cut by £6.1bn in 2029-30 

 

Tax evasion: Steps to crack down on tax evasion to raise “£6.5bn per year” for the public purse

 

Defence: New high-tech weaponry, upgrading HM Naval Base in Portsmouth

 

Housing: Housebuilding to reach its highest in 40 years, with planning reforms helping generate an extra £3.4bn for public finances

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Avoid carrying weights that could cause the bike to lose balance

They must cycle on designated lanes and areas and ride safe on pavements to avoid bumping into pedestrians

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Directors: Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina

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  • Radios or power banks
  • Laser pointers
  • Glass
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History's medical milestones

1799 - First small pox vaccine administered

1846 - First public demonstration of anaesthesia in surgery

1861 - Louis Pasteur published his germ theory which proved that bacteria caused diseases

1895 - Discovery of x-rays

1923 - Heart valve surgery performed successfully for first time

1928 - Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

1953 - Structure of DNA discovered

1952 - First organ transplant - a kidney - takes place 

1954 - Clinical trials of birth control pill

1979 - MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, scanned used to diagnose illness and injury.

1998 - The first adult live-donor liver transplant is carried out

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Group A: India, Japan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka

Group B: Australia, England, Nigeria, West Indies

Group C: Bangladesh, Pakistan, Scotland, Zimbabwe

Group D: Afghanistan, Canada, South Africa, UAE

UAE fixtures

Saturday, January 18, v Canada

Wednesday, January 22, v Afghanistan

Saturday, January 25, v South Africa

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Rating: 2.5/5

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Morocco 0

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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