From launch to burnout in five years: One Direction's withdrawal was inevitable

Boybands rarely manage more than five years at the top, so it’s hardly surprising 1D have felt the need to call a halt to the circus. Now it remains to be seen whether they’ll want to get back in the ringThe writing had, as they say, been on the wall for One Direction. Quite possibly adorned with emojis and then posted to an obscure social network that nobody over the age of 15 can fathom, but on the wall nevertheless. In November last year, an Instagram video emerged of Liam Payne m