9 minutes ago Liam Payne's highs and lows after shock death at 31: From his X Factor rise to fame to his conflicts with One Direction bandmates

Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires on Wednesday at the age of 31. As Hollywood mourns the musician, DailyMail.com takes a look back at the highs and lows of his life and career.

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25 minutes ago Heartbreaking video shows Liam Payne singing and dancing at former bandmate Niall Horan's concert just days before he was found dead in Buenos Aires

The 31-year-old seemed to be in high spirits as he wrapped his arm around girlfriend Kate Cassidy 's shoulder and tenderly kissed her on the head.

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29 minutes ago Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment

A U.S. indictment unsealed in the District of Columbia claims that the leader of one of Mexico's most violent gangs continued to control an offshoot group, the Northeast Cartel, from inside a Mexican prison

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36 minutes ago Liam Payne's last public appearance in Buenos Aires supporting One Direction's Niall Horan

Former One Direction star Liam Payne's final appearance in public was at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires where he was supporting ex-bandmate Niall Horan, who is touring South America

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38 minutes ago Duterte drug war back in ICC spotlight after parliamentary committee hears claims his office paid police $17,000 to kill suspects

Accusation against former Philippines president increases pressure on successor Ferdinand Marcos Jr to allow access to international criminal courtA Philippines former police colonel has testified that Rodrigo Duterte’s office offered police up to $17,000 to kill suspects as part of his “war on drugs”, sparking calls for the evidence to be referred to the international criminal court.Royina Garma, a former police colonel who had close ties to Duterte, gave the most damning evidence yet against the former president, when she told a parliamentary committee last week he had called her in May 2016, asking her to find a police officer capable of implementing a nationwide “war on drugs”. Continue reading...

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38 minutes ago Air pollution increasing number of vet visits for cats and dogs – research

Five years of data on more than seven million visits to veterinary practices across the UK was analysed.

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38 minutes ago Funding applications open for primary schools to deliver nurseries in England

It forms the first stage of the Government’s plan to open an additional 3,000 school-based nurseries.

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38 minutes ago Clearing asylum backlog could see ‘62,000 more migrants recognised as refugees’

The Refugee Council estimates the number of asylum applications waiting to be determined could stand at 118,063 in January.

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39 minutes ago Judge dismisses lawsuit over old abortion rights ruling in Mississippi

A Mississippi judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a potential conflict between a 2022 state law that bans most abortions and a 1998 state Supreme Court ruling that said abortion is guaranteed in the Mississippi Constitution

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39 minutes ago Visual art reviews: Debjani Banerjee | Katie Downie | Duggie Fields | Jeremy Deller

Debjani Banerjee brings gorgeous decoration to CCA, while Katie Downie captures the spirit of Joan Eardley

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