The X Factor judge's description of her contestant James Arthur during last year's live shows was "capable of causing a certain amount of offence", according to Ofcom

Annual digital entertainment sales have exceeded £1 billion for the first time - plus singles sales enjoyed their best year in UK history

Impossible has sold more copies in its first day than any other X Factor champion’s debut single

The full week-by-week voting breakdown reveals that Christopher Maloney spent nearly two months as the nation's favourite

Despite an average audience of almost 11 million, the climax to the ITV talent show was the least watched since 2006

Re-live every moment of James's victory over Jahmene Douglas, as described by our intermittently amusing live blog!

The last three sang, then they all sang with their mentors, then one of them got knocked out. We commented on all of the above

Who deserves to be this year's winner: Jahmene, James or Christopher? Have your say in our high-level massively scientific poll...

Jahmene Douglas, James Arthur and Christopher Maloney qualify for next week's final

Every minute of the penultimate Saturday extravaganza, reported in strict chronological order