80 minutes ago Marvin Humes pays emotional tribute to Liam Payne following the star's tragic death

Kiss presenter Marvin Humes has paid a heartfelt tribute to his 'brother' Liam Payne who devastatingly died earlier this week after falling from his third floor balcony

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2 hours ago Zayn Malik 'in absolute bits' after tragic death of One Direction star Liam Payne

Zayn Malik is reportedly 'in absolute bits' after his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne tragically died at the age of 31 while on holiday in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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2 hours ago Simon Cowell takes immediate break from BGT after Liam Payne’s tragic death

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has died aged 31 after falling from a hotel third floor while on holiday in Argentina with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy

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2 hours ago ‘He had all the stuff you need to be a pop star’: how Liam Payne helped One Direction to global glory

Although he was less extroverted than his bandmates, his impressive vocals made him a cornerstone of the era’s defining boyband. So why did he struggle to accept his own greatness?Liam Payne was just getting started. His death is a heartbreaking endAt One Direction’s first audition together on The X Factor in 2010, Liam Payne – who died yesterday – is given the opening line. Singing Natalie Imbruglia’s Torn to Simon Cowell and Sinitta, Payne is only 16 yet has seemingly absorbed decades of pop stagecraft. It’s a difficult opening verse to sell to the judges – downbeat and low-register – but Payne nails it. Rippling vibrato denotes his trembling heart and matinee-idol acting sells the line “she showed me what it was to cry” as he glances off to one side as if slapped by the pai...

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2 hours ago Liam Payne autopsy preliminary findings reveal cause of death after hotel balcony fall

Liam Payne tragically died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday, 16 October, and preliminary autopsy findings have since been released

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2 hours ago Liam Payne spoke of 'worst way to die' in chilling video weeks before his death

Just weeks before Liam Payne was instantly killed after tumbling from his hotel balcony, the former One Direction star spoke about the worst ways to die in a video alongside his girlfriend

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2 hours ago Liam Payne fans convinced lyrics of final song contains 'heartbreaking' message

Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Argentina - and fans have been sending in their tributes to the singer

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2 hours ago Liam Payne autopsy shows star died of multiple injuries sustained in fall

Argentinian authorities say that substances were seized from the musician’s Buenos Aires hotel room that indicated drug and alcohol consumptionLiam Payne died of multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding caused by a fall from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, the Argentinian prosecutor’s office has said. An autopsy showed that the pop star’s head injuries were sufficient to cause death.An ongoing investigation – including the interview of five witnesses in an attempt to reconstruct the 31-year-old musician’s final hours – indicated that he was alone at the time of the fall. Substances were seized from Payne’s hotel room indicating alcohol and drug consumption. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Grief and shock at Bueno Aires hotel where Liam Payne died: ‘I came to say goodbye’

One Direction fans flock to the site where their idol fell to his death on Wednesday as hotel guests express confusionThe street of the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires, where the One Direction star Liam Payne fell to his death, was quiet on Thursday morning. The curtains were mostly drawn, with an occasional guest peering down at the reporters below. On the tree outside, posters of a younger Payne were taped along with messages of gratitude and sorrow; underneath, candle wax melted on to the pavement.“Liam. I’m missing half of me. Thank you for all of the sunshine, your smile, blazing every day,” read one message. “Thank you for all the music. You will always be in my heart,” read another. Continue reading...

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