74 minutes ago Boybands let girls fall in love for the first time – so grief for Liam Payne is heartbreakingly painful

With their perfect hair, kindly demeanour and songs about thrilling romance, boybands such as One Direction induce feelings that have much to teach us about lifeThe first time I fell in love, I was 13. Butterflies fluttered in my stomach constantly. I took any opportunity to mention my love, no matter how tangential to the conversation. If the subject came up organically, I felt as if I could burst with joy. I never met them, but that didn’t make the feelings any less real. That I was in love with Take That was irrelevant: it was love all the same.When the British boyband split up in 1996, the press conference was broadcast live. During the Q&A, a journalist from BBC Manchester told the sombre group: “We’ve just had a 14-year-old fan phone in tears. What’s your message to her?” Look...

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3 hours ago 'It didn't seem real': Liam Payne's last moments described by witness before star died in hotel balcony fall

The star had reportedly been takenback to his room several times before his fatal fall

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3 hours ago One Direction star Liam Payne's 'chilling' final messages to friend before fatal fall

Former One Direction star Liam Payne reportedly sent a series of chilling messages to a friend in the UK just hours before his tragic death in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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6 hours ago Liam Payne's secret One Direction battle years before tragic hotel fall

Liam Payne's tragic death in Argentina sent shockwaves through One Direction fans across the world. His eye-opening comments on Diary of a CEO about being in the band have since resurfaced.

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7 hours ago Liam Payne's staggering net worth and where his fortune will go after tragic death

One Direction's Liam Payne tragically died after a fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but touched the hearts of millions ascoss the globe throughout his career

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9 hours ago Was Liam Payne's balcony 'easy to fall over'? Hotel staff were 'worried' that railing was not high enough before star plunged to his death with a lighter, a whisky bottle and his phone in his hands

Liam Payne 's body was found in a hotel courtyard next to a lighter, a whiskey bottle and a mobile phone and staff have now revealed they were concerned about the star's access to a low balcony.

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10 hours ago TMZ defends publishing Liam Payne dead body snaps after tragic balcony fall

TMZ has been slammed for posting a photo of Liam Payne'body shortly after the news broke that the much loved singer had tragically lost his life after falling from a balcony in Argentina

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20 hours ago One Direction pay emotional tribute to former bandmate Liam Payne after death in fall from hotel balcony

‘The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever’, say former bandmates in statement

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20 hours ago One Direction pay tribute to former bandmate Liam Payne after he died in a fall from his third floor hotel balcony

Tributes have flooded in for the singer since his death

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