HARRY Styles is on course to hit the top of the charts with his debut album this week.

The One Direction singer released his self-titled first solo record on Friday and, at the midway stage, he is currently flying high at number one.

Harry, 23, stands in good stead to succeed on the Official Albums Chart as he is currently 24,000 equivalent sales ahead of his closest competitor Ed Sheeran, who is in second place with his previous number one, Divide.

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ED Westwick has dashed the hopes of Gossip Girl fans by insisting the much-loved show will not be making a comeback.

The British actor played privileged bad boy Chuck Bass in the Manhattan-set drama, which ran from 2007 to 2012 and was a huge success.

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GREEN-fingered presenter Alan Titchmarsh has complained that children are too clean – admitting he once told a mother to let her son eat soil.

The presenter and former chat show host, 68, said “everybody catches everything now”.

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FORMER Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips has given her seal of approval to new recruit Shirley Ballas.

The so-called Queen of Latin, 56, was announced as the surprise new head judge on the BBC One show, taking over from Len Goodman, 73.

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Arlene, 73, who sparked an ageism row when she was dropped and replaced by Alesha Dixon in 2009, told Good Morning Britain: “She is fierce, she is tough, she is hard and she’s sharp.”