Liam Payne

Thousands sign petition calling for permanent memorial or statue to be built in Wolverhampton honouring the former One Direction singer Liam Payne.

Malik kicked off his tour in Leeds’s O2 Academy on Saturday after rescheduling the original opening date in Edinburgh for Payne’s funeral.

Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined other guests at the private funeral to remember the star, who died last month.