47 minutes ago The 'final' photo of tragic Liam Payne before his fatal plunge: One Direction star returns to his hotel room before fall from balcony as staff told police he was 'off his head on drugs'

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, plunged from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires yesterday afternoon, before medics confirmed his death.

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50 minutes ago Halifax and Barclays increase their mortgage rates amid Budget jitters

Move means best priced sub 4% deals are fast disappearing from the market

Economics

51 minutes ago Tory MP sparks backlash after claiming leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch is ‘preoccupied with her children’

Sir Christopher Chope says ‘you can’t spend all your time with your family at the same time as being leader of the opposition’

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54 minutes ago In photos: Liam Payne over the years from X Factor audition to becoming a dad and global One Direction stardom

The star, who has died aged 31, shot to fame in the X Factor 14 years ago as a member of one of the biggest boybands in the world

Culture

55 minutes ago Body of man in his 30s is found following Newcastle explosion after boy, seven, was killed while another man in his 30s fights for his life in hospital

An explosion in the Benwell area of the city took place at around 12.45am yesterday, with several flats reduced to rubble and a huge emergency response in the area.

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56 minutes ago Liam Payne spotted for final time as One Direction star seen going to doomed hotel room

Liam Payne has been pictured for the final time as he has been spotted going to his doomed hotel room. This is a breaking news story...

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57 minutes ago Liam Payne was 'fearful' of P Diddy who had 'most evil laugh he'd ever heard'

One Direction star Liam Payne once spoke about the time he met P Diddy and confessed that he was "fearful" of the rapper during the "daunting celebrity experience"

Politics

62 minutes ago Homes Under the Hammer host Dion Dublin spots 'odd detail' in eerie property

Homes Under the Hammer star Dion Dublin couldn't quite make heads or tails of an "odd detail" that he discovered in an old bungalow that was in need of a drastic makeover

Society

63 minutes ago Iconic 1970s adult star 'brought back to life' with AI and now fans can video call her

Adult star Linda Lovelace rose to fame in the 1970s after appearing in several films that were deemed shocking – and now fans can chat to her thanks to the magic of artificial intelligence

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66 minutes ago Liam Payne's mum was left feeling 'helpless' before singer's tragic death

Liam Payne's mum Karen opened up about the 'horrible situation' the family found themselves in after the ex One Direction star was rushed to hospital in Italy last year

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