Former Britain's Got Talent judge hits out at her old boss, saying "I'll probably never meet him again"

Media mogul hopes to honour Team GB's "heroes" on the ITV talent show this autumn - and says he misses the UK format

Last Night (Beer Fear) is no longer for sale to ensure no one gets an unfair advantage in the competition, say talent show bosses

The chat show queen beat off competition from Steven Spielberg, Simon Cowell and Tom Cruise to secure the number one spot

Prepare yourself for tantrums, tuning disasters and lot of bleeping, as we take a look at some of the most explosive contestants from the last nine years

Loyd Grossman and Tom Parker Bowles are set to be unveiled as judges in the X Factor guru’s new ITV series which will pay visits to venues around the country

The opening episode Asylum of the Daleks will end just as Simon Cowell's ITV talent show begins

Series nine of the talent show down 2.7 million viewers on its 2011 debut programme

Find out what the producers have tweaked, altered and adjusted in the ninth series of Britain's biggest talent show

The Cowell entertainment formats will return together on Saturday 18 August from 7:15pm