It's a thumbs up from him! Simon Cowell pictured for the first time as he returns home from hospital after fall ...

Forget last year's half live/ half shambolic Judges' Houses. This year it's back to basics for X Factor: people will cry by a swimming pool while we salivate over stunning sunny locations.

Robbie Williams is to join the X Factor judging panel when the show ... The Back to You singer appeared as a guest judge at judges' houses in 2015, helping Simon Cowell select which of his acts ...