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Petition to protect artists’ mental health after Liam Payne’s death surpasses 115,000 signatures

The Change.org petition reached an impressive new milestone on Friday

Evening Standard

All five One Direction albums return to UK top 40 following death of Liam Payne

Payne’s final solo release, Teardrops, has also made its chart debut on the UK singles chart at number 85.

The Independent UK

Nicole Scherzinger pays tribute to Liam Payne 15 years after she helped create One Direction

Nicole Scherzinger has paid tribute to Liam Payne after being one of the last people to text him, hours before he died.

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Police Raid Buenos Aires Hotel Following Liam Payne's Death

Investigation into the tragic death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne in Buenos Aires. Fans mourn his loss worldwide.

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Nicole Scherzinger, who put One Direction together, pays tribute to Liam Payne

Pussycat Dolls star was instrumental in shaping the line-up of the boyband when she appeared on ‘The X Factor’

The Independent UK

Nicole Scherzinger pays tribute to Liam Payne with poignant last photo before his tragic death

Her tribute comes after it was revealed that Scherzinger, who mentored Payne on the X Factor, had been in contact with him on the day he died

Evening Standard

Nicole Scherzinger: Working with Liam Payne was a blessing

The former One Direction star, who died falling from a third-floor balcony last week, first met Scherzinger on ITV show The X Factor.

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Liam Payne death: Police in Argentina seize items in raid on Buenos Aires hotel where One Direction star died

Computer hard drives and footage from hotel cameras were reportedly among items seized

Evening Standard

Liam Payne texted Nicole Scherzinger shortly before death

Liam Payne was texting his "mentor" Nicole Scherzinger just hours before he passed away.

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Grief is complex – but why did so many people target Liam Payne’s ex after his death?

COMMENT: In the wake of the One Direction star’s tragic death, Payne’s former partner Maya Henry has been caught in a maelstrom of toxic public discourse, writes Olivia Petter

The Independent UK

Liam Payne secretly gave £80,000 to London food poverty charity

During the Covid lockdowns, tragic Liam Payne secretly gave £80,000 to a London food poverty charity after he volunteered at its centre.

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Liam Payne remembered for ‘childlike joy for life’

A radio host who regularly interviewed Liam Payne has remembered the tragic former One Direction singer for his “childlike joy for life”

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Buenos Aires Hotel Where Liam Payne Died Raided by Police

The investigation into the death of the British artist' continues

Latin Times

Argentine police raid hotel in Buenos Aires where Liam Payne died

Former One Direction singer died in fall from hotel balcony while staying in Buenos Aires

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Fans of Liam Payne launch "Liam's Law"

A petition has gathered 96,000 signatures for a fan-led mental health initiative in the aftermath of Payne's death

Evening Standard

Former BBC newsreader Michael Buerk slammed for calling Liam Payne 'drugged-up, faded boy band singer'

Michael Buerk was surprised that Liam Payne’s death was presented as ‘the second most important thing that happened in the world’ on the 10 O’clock News

The Independent UK

Zayn Malik reschedules US tour dates after Liam Payne’s death

Malik left One Direction in 2015 before the group went on indefinite hiatus in 2016.

The Independent UK

Lamar Odom reveals experience with ‘pink cocaine,’ the same drug found in Liam Payne’s body before he died

‘Pink cocaine,’ a mixture of drugs, was reportedly found in the One Direction singer’s system when he died aged 31

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Evening Standard

Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy says they had planned to get married before his death

The former One Direction singer and American social media influencer dated for two years before he died aged 31 after plunging from a third-floor balcony in a hotel in Argentina

Evening Standard

Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy: I have ‘lost the best part of myself’

She described the singer as her ‘best friend’ and ‘the love of my life’.

The Conversation

Liam Payne: the death of a favourite celebrity can be painful – but collective grief can help

One of my (Sam’s) earliest memories is from 1980, when John Lennon was tragically assassinated. I vividly recall my mother’s reaction upon hearing the news – she put down the phone, overwhelmed with grief.

Evening Standard

Release of Liam Payne's body yet to be decided on, says Argentina prosecutor

A post-mortem examination report said Payne died of multiple traumas after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Argentina

Marie Claire

Justin Bieber just shared an emotional tribute to Liam Payne

The two men had a lot in common

The Guardian - UK

What is pink cocaine? The party drug reportedly taken by Liam Payne

The drug cocktail that can contain ketamine, ecstasy, meth and crack has grown in popularity in recent years