Gary Barlow

Take That star and X-Factor judge Gary Barlow has visited British military personnel on operations in Camp Bastion this week

The award-winning singer-songwriter spent a morale-boosting three days with sailors, soldiers and airmen, both regular and reservist, experiencing life on the base while filming a musical concert for broadcast later this year.

Gary tweeted :

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Devon's Luke Friend is so determined to win the X Factor he's been rehearsing into the early hours.

The 17-year-old, from Teignmouth, sailed through to the next round after putting in an impressive performance on last Saturday's show.

And he was up until 3am today ensuring he repeats his success this weekend.

At 3.17am dedicated Luke tweeted to his followers: "Been...