BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, whose chart-topping British boy band generated a global following of swooning fans, was found dead Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, local officials said.

Police in Argentina have refused to comment on reports that singer Liam Payne had reportedly been under the influence of drugs at the time of his death, as images from inside his hotel room have circu

Paul Higgins and Geoff Payne spent time looking at tributes left by fans outside the Casa Sur Hotel where Mr Payne died