One Direction Enjoy Emotional UK Return After End Of 'Take Me Home' World Tour

5 November 2013, 10:39 | Updated: 5 November 2013, 10:40

The boys also share a video of themselves performing their latest single live on tour this week.

One Direction were treated to an emotional welcome home to the UK this week following the end of their 'Take Me Home' world tour.

The 'Live While We're Young' five-piece were greeted by an army of fans outside London's Heathrow Airport on Monday (4th November), fresh from enduring a 12 hour flight home following their final tour show out in Tokyo, Japan.

Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik were spotted making their way through the airport all dressed casually while greeting fans and posing for pictures as they arrived home/

The UK boy band also shared a short clip of themselves performing an a cappella version of new single 'Story Of My Life' live in concert during their final tour performance over the weekend, as seen below:

Check out a picture of Harry Styles meeting fans after the band's UK return below (Credit: Rex Features):

On Sunday (3rd November) One Direction unveiled the official music video for 'Story Of My Life', which sees each band member looking back at their childhood days.

One Direction are set to release their new album 'Midnight Memories' on 25th November.