Live updates as Liam Payne discovered useless at 31
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Former One Direction member Liam Payne has died at the age of 31, local media reports.
The popstar was said to have fallen from a roof at a hotel in Buenos Aires in front of witnesses.
Emergency services are still believed to be present outside the CasaSur Palmero Hotel as of Wednesday evening.
Payne was part of the original line-up of the world-famous boy band, formed in 2010, alongside Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles.
His death came just hours after he posed for a picture with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy on Snapchat.
He is survived by a son, Bear, born from his relationship with Girls Aloud singer, Cheryl Tweedy in 2017.
Follow below for updates as they emerge.
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