kamala harris sits down with fox news and insists she'll make a clean break from joe biden's presidency, if she wins the us elections. polling suggests it is neck and neckin polling suggests it is neck and neck in the swing states. president zelensky addresses european leaders with his wish list later today. thank you forjoining us. police in argentina are investigating the death of the former member of the boy band one direction, liam payne, who fell from a balcony late on wednesday. police were called to his hotel in buenos aires, after receiving reports of an aggressive man who may have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol. liam payne rose to global stardom with band members harry styles, niall horan, zayne malik and louis tomlinson as part of the teenage band sensation one direction. fans gathered outside

the hotel as soon as news broke of his death. our culture correspondent, charlotte gallagher, reports. # i've been working and getting by. # liam payne, a music superstar who found fame whilejust a teenager. he lived his entire adult life in the spotlight. sometimes struggling with the pressures of celebrity. this is the hotel in buenos aires where police say the singer fell to his death from a third—floor balcony. officers were already on the scene, following reports of an aggressive man, who may have been under the effect of drugs and alcohol. outside the hotel, fans were in disbelief. i needed to be here. ifound out the news, in my home, after i came from work. i needed to be here, present, and to know this is real, to know this is real.

when i read about this, like, my heart stopped for a second. i couldn't believe it. like, i felt really saddened by the news. so, as quickly as i could, i took the bus and i came here. it's such a loss. i'm 20 years old, and one - direction has been a part of me since i was eight years old. they meant... they mean and they meant a lot to me, every one of them. - morning, everybody. he had posted on social media that it was a lovely day in argentina. this was liam payne at 14, auditioning on x factor in 2008 for the first time. # fly me to the moon...# two years later, he was back again. # cry me a river...# and soon to become one fifth

of a pop—music phenomenon. # you don't know you're beautiful!# one direction. liam, zayn malik, harry styles, louis tomlinson and niall horan released hit after hit, toured the world and had millions of devoted fans. in 2016, they went on an indefinite hiatus. liam, like his bandmates, launched a solo career. and had a child with the girls aloud singer cheryl. to the outside world, he was living the pop—star dream, but liam also struggled with his mental health and addiction to alcohol. the problem we had in the band, and i don't blame anyone for this, i don't want to seem like i'm whining, "oh, my god, look at my life," whatever, but it feels to me like when we were in the band, the best way to secure us because of how big it got

was just lock us in our rooms and, of course, what is in our rooms? mini bar. so, at a certain point, i thought, i will have a party for one. and that just seemed to carry out throughout many years of my life. and then you look back, how long have you been drinking? and you are like, jesus christ, that's a long time, even for someone as young as i was. he remained close to his bandmates. just a few weeks ago, he was pictured dancing at a niall horan concert. one direction fans longed for a reunion. today those fans are mourning the death of their music icon. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. liam payne's old school st peter's collegiate academy issued a statement. it said, "we are deeply saddened to learn of the sudden "passing of our former student liam payne. "during his time at st peter's collegiate academy, "liam was not only well liked by his peers and teachers "but also recognised for his talents. "he made a positive impact on our school community "and his contributions

will be remembered." that statement from liam payne's former school. let's speak to konnie huq, former xtra factor presenter. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. of course liam made his big break on x factor. what are your memories and how are you feeling on hearing the news today? feeling on hearing the news toda ? . . , , ., today? liam was destined for the success — today? liam was destined for the success that _ today? liam was destined for the success that he _ today? liam was destined for the success that he later- the success that he later received. he actually first auditioned in 2008 to be a solo artist and simon cowell turned him away and said come back in two years' time, which he did. that was one one direction were formed. actually, of all the boys, he felt very mature and measured. i remember once on xtra factor, we had justin bieber, and i commented, because liam had very similar

hair at the because liam had very similar hairat the time, because liam had very similar hair at the time, they looked very similar, i made him come on the show and he was very shy, justin bieber was massive at that time. afterwards, i said, you will be as big as him one day. he was actually really sort of bashful and embarrassed. obviously, that did happen. but basically if you think that he was 14 when his journey started, so you think that he was 14 when hisjourney started, so he you think that he was 14 when his journey started, so he was 31... over half of his lifetime. it is such a pressured situation to grow up with that level of fame. human beings, our brains do not mature until we are 25. with global media and just the globalisation of everything, it is very hard to live a normal lifestyle. it is very hard to live a normal lifestyle-— lifestyle. it is important... we cannot _ lifestyle. it is important...

we cannot forget - lifestyle. it is important... we cannot forget just - lifestyle. it is important... we cannot forgetjust how| lifestyle. it is important... i we cannot forgetjust how big one direction were, at one point the biggest boy band in the world. what kind of pressure do you think that had on liam? you mentioned the fact he spent more than half his life, the majority of his life, in the public eye.— in the public eye. yeah, he started his _ in the public eye. yeah, he started his journey - in the public eye. yeah, he started his journey at - in the public eye. yeah, he started his journey at 14. i in the public eye. yeah, he | started his journey at 14. as started hisjourney at 1a. as it is today for young people, you cannot escape tiktok, constant sort of noise. we talk of young people in the playground at playtime feeling left out, alienated, isolated. but that sort of now online 24/7 and it is before you are even famous. that pressure. when you are famous, you can see what your peers are doing now, you can hear what everyone is saying, just so much noise. for a long time, we had a culture of living fast and dying young. such as... going

back to james dean. but as modern day living gets more and more fast and frenetic and we have instant gratification culture, i think that everything.- culture, i think that everything. culture, i think that eve hina. , everything. yes, police in argentina _ everything. yes, police in argentina say _ everything. yes, police in argentina say they - everything. yes, police in argentina say they are i everything. yes, police in. argentina say they are still investigating his death. what do you think liam's legacy will be? ., �* , do you think liam's legacy will be? . �* , . . , do you think liam's legacy will be? . �*, do you think liam's legacy will be? liam's legacy, did you say? yes, be? liam's legacy, did you say? yes. what _ be? liam's legacy, did you say? yes. what do — be? liam's legacy, did you say? yes, what do you _ be? liam's legacy, did you say? yes, what do you think - be? liam's legacy, did you say? yes, what do you think his - yes, what do you think his legacy will be? one of the best known musicians here in the uk and in many parts of the world. yes, yes, sorry, you cut out. he wrote songs, he grew up in the public eye, like i said, from 14, coming back on the show, being put in a band, having auditioned to be a solo artist, and actually becoming very much in his own right a star. he wrote songs that went on the album, he had a solo

career after one direction, he was successful even after that. his legacy, his fans... often enormous when you die young, you can become to some extent canonised. he will always be remembered and his music will live on. ., ., ~ i. live on. konnie huq, thank you forjoining _ live on. konnie huq, thank you forjoining us— live on. konnie huq, thank you forjoining us on _ live on. konnie huq, thank you forjoining us on bbc— live on. konnie huq, thank you forjoining us on bbc news, . live on. konnie huq, thank you| forjoining us on bbc news, the presenter konnie huq there. you can go to the bbc website or app, we have a life page where you can monitor the reaction coming into the death of liam payne. that is on the website. we will have much more on the story for you on bbc news. let's turn to the us now and kamala harris has sat down with fox news in herfirst—ever interview with the network. she was pushed on immigration, as well as her vow to be

a candidate of change. a key moment came when she was pressed on comments she made last week when she said she could not think of anything she would have done differently from president biden during his four years in office. take a listen. my presidency will not be a continuation of joe biden's presidency. and like every new president that comes into office, i will bring my life experiences, my professional experiences, and fresh and new ideas. i represent a new generation of leadership. meanwhile, on wednesday, fox news also aired an all—woman town hall with donald trump that was taped the previous day. he was asked about the strict abortion laws being imposed in several states, and the former president praised the us supreme court for ending a woman's right to an abortion in the us when they overturned roe v wade in 2022. like ronald reagan, i believe in the exceptions for rape, incest, life of the mother. strongly believe. you know, you have to follow your heart.

some people don't. it's a very small percentage. but you have to follow your heart. but you have the exceptions. what we were able to do is through, really, the courage of six supreme court justices. we were able to do this, after years and years of turmoil. now, it is back in the states. the states are voting for it. thomas gift is the founding director at the ucl centre on us politics. he watched the interview and says he believes harris performed well. harris performed reasonably well. definitely in an adversarial environment and right from the get go facing tough questions. she had to navigate this space where she was communicating to the kinds of swing voters she hoped to get to on fox news but not lose her temper or not look too flummoxed at some of the questions. i think she performed reasonably well, i don't know if it was her best,

but certainly not her worst. i guess the question is, how likely is she to have changed the minds of the crucial swing voters? is it too late to do that? i voters? is it too late to do that? 4' , ., , ., that? i think there is a small and vanishing _ that? i think there is a small and vanishing number - that? i think there is a small and vanishing number of - that? i think there is a small l and vanishing number of swing voters altogether, but certainly going on fox news is a good opportunity to reach some of the individuals who are on the fence. but it is an enormous audience, it means right, but many independents and democrats who routinely watch fox news. data shows more democrats in the past have watched fox news in prime—time than cnn. broader exposure was the key reason for her to go on fox news, gave her an opportunity to explain her position directly rather than through the prism of fox news echo chamber. she is hoping if there is 1— to— 3% of voters on there is 1— to— 3% of voters on the fence, maybe they were persuaded. fist the fence, maybe they were persuaded-— the fence, maybe they were ersuaded. �* ,., persuaded. at the same time, trump appealing _ persuaded. at the same time, trump appealing to _ persuaded. at the same time, trump appealing to women i trump appealing to women voters, this is a weak point in

his campaign. how do you think he is doing that plugging some of the weaknesses?— of the weaknesses? when it comes to — of the weaknesses? when it comes to women _ of the weaknesses? when it comes to women voters - of the weaknesses? when it comes to women voters in l comes to women voters in particular, trump has really had a difficult time figuring out which way he wants to attack, particularly on this crucial issue of abortion. we saw in 2022 democrats significantly outperforming expectations in large part because of the abortion issue when it came to state referendums across the country in 2023 and 2023, democrats mostly won. donald trump wants to take credit for installing three conservative supreme courtjustices who overturned roe versus wade because it appeals to christians and evangelical conservatives. but at the same time, he knows it is costing him fights with women, so he has tried to take a more moderate stance by saying, we will leave this to the states. women voters that we will be crucial, particularly suburban women voters, and right now donald trump is not doing as well as

he hopes. trump is not doing as well as he hopes-— he hopes. looking at the key issues of _ he hopes. looking at the key issues of this _ he hopes. looking at the key issues of this campaign, - issues of this campaign, especially the economy, we have all heard it is the key issue for voters. all heard it is the key issue forvoters. how all heard it is the key issue for voters. how are both candidates looking when we look at opinion polls?— at opinion polls? looking at the opinion _ at opinion polls? looking at the opinion polls, _ at opinion polls? looking at the opinion polls, donald i at opinion polls? looking at - the opinion polls, donald trump has a modest advantage over kamala harris but not as much as you might think are not as much certainty as donald trump hoped. obviously, kamala harris has been dogged by the criticisms she is tied to the current administration's policies which have seen upwards of 9% inflation in the first couple of years, that has cooled off considerably and it is good news for harris. thomas gift there- _ and a reminder, as the presidential election heats up here in the us, you can stay across the state of the race on the bbc website — just search for the us

election poll tracker for all the latest polling and data from across the country. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

ukraine's president zelensky will address european leaders in brussels later today. he is asking for more military support. he is giving a speech. you can help make this a reality. and this will protect not only ukraine but also baltic states, nordic states, poland, other regions, other partners, which are in the russian sites. at the same time, please do not ease the pressure of sanctions on russia. it truly helps. we appreciate and want to work with you on developing defence production. thank you. investment and joining manufacturing are really

needed. ukraine is gratefulfor all forms of your support for our resilience and this includes support for our energy sector in winter and our people especially the financial assistance that helps us meet the basic needs of ukrainians. and your political decision on 5 billion euros for ukraine as part of the g7 resolution on $50 billion from russia, it is extremely important and it is needed as soon as possible. russia must pay and be held accountable for the destruction it has caused. together, we can and must bring peace closer. thank you very much for the invitation. mr president, thank you. today i want to thank personally for his leadership

this year and thanks for all the decisions you have made. dear partners, dearfriends, thank you. dear partners, dear friends, thank yon-— thank you. slava ukraine. ukraine's— thank you. slava ukraine. ukraine's president - thank you. slava ukraine. i ukraine's president zelensky speaking there to european leaders in brussels. in terms of what he — leaders in brussels. in terms of what he was _ leaders in brussels. in terms of what he was saying, - leaders in brussels. in terms. of what he was saying, talking about russia needing to pay for the destruction that has been wrought on ukraine during this conflict and of course a key focus for him during confli