heads to australia for el heads to australia for a re altour heads to australia for a re al tour to - heads to australia for a royal tour to open - - heads to australia for a royal tour to open the - - heads to australia for i a royal tour to open the debate about whether it should become about whether it should become a republic. thank you forjoining us. let's return to our top story and the death of liam payne, the former one direction singer who's died at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor of a hotel balcony in buenos aires. fans have gathered in buenos aires to pay tribute to the musician. i needed to be here, to be present and to know this is real i didn't expect this at all and i needed to be here in person. and ifound that i'm not the only one and i'm not alone. i have people to share this feeling, the grief and pain and love. and i'm really happy i'm not alone.- happy i'm not alone. one direction _ happy i'm not alone. one

direction has _ happy i'm not alone. one direction has been - happy i'm not alone. one| direction has been around happy i'm not alone. one direction has been around for a long _ direction has been around for a long time — direction has been around for a long time but things like this are an — long time but things like this are an excuse to come back and remember— are an excuse to come back and remember why they were a safe place _ remember why they were a safe place for— remember why they were a safe place for most of us in our adolescents.— place for most of us in our adolescents. ~ ., ., ,., adolescents. when i read about this, m adolescents. when i read about this. my heart _ adolescents. when i read about this, my heart stopped - adolescents. when i read about this, my heart stopped for - adolescents. when i read about this, my heart stopped for a - this, my heart stopped for a second~ _ this, my heart stopped fora second~ i_ this, my heart stopped for a second. i couldn't— this, my heart stopped for a second. i couldn't believe i this, my heart stopped for a | second. i couldn't believe it. i felt — second. i couldn't believe it. i felt really _ second. i couldn't believe it. i felt really saddened - second. icouldn't believe it. i felt really saddened by- second. i couldn't believe it. i felt really saddened by the| i felt really saddened by the news — i felt really saddened by the news so. _ i felt really saddened by the news so. as _ i felt really saddened by the news. so, as quickly- i felt really saddened by the news. so, as quickly as- i felt really saddened by the news. so, as quickly as i- i felt really saddened by the . news. so, as quickly as i could i took— news. so, as quickly as i could i took the _ news. so, as quickly as i could i took the bus _ news. so, as quickly as i could i took the bus and _ news. so, as quickly as i could i took the bus and i— news. so, as quickly as i could i took the bus and i came - news. so, as quickly as i couldl i took the bus and i came here. i took the bus and i came here. i can't — i took the bus and i came here. i can't believe _ i took the bus and i came here. i can't believe that— i took the bus and i came here. i can't believe thatjust - i took the bus and i came here. i can't believe that just a - i took the bus and i came here. i can't believe thatjust a few. i can't believe thatjust a few weeks before i was up niall �*s concert and liam was dancing the mac arena. and now this has happened... ijust can't happened... i just can't believe happened... ijust can't believe it. happened... i “ust can't believe it._ happened... i “ust can't believe it. , , ., believe it. here is a super fan of one direction _ believe it. here is a super fan of one direction speaking - believe it. here is a super fan of one direction speaking to l

of one direction speaking to nicky campbell about the impact liam and the band had on her life. , , . ., , life. they were such a big part of our childhood _ life. they were such a big part of our childhood and - life. they were such a big part of our childhood and they - of our childhood and they shaped _ of our childhood and they shaped us in so many different ways — shaped us in so many different ways his _ shaped us in so many different ways. his voice and presence brought— ways. his voice and presence broughtjoy and connection ways. his voice and presence brought joy and connection to a lot of— brought joy and connection to a lot of us — brought joy and connection to a lot of us i_ brought joy and connection to a lot of us. i think his talent will— lot of us. i think his talent will be _ lot of us. i think his talent will be missed so much. i'll miss— will be missed so much. i'll miss it _ will be missed so much. i'll miss it and the next couple of years — miss it and the next couple of years is— miss it and the next couple of years is going to be so weird, just— years is going to be so weird, just not— years is going to be so weird, just not being able to have more — just not being able to have more music released from him and not — more music released from him and not being able to be connected to him at the same level— connected to him at the same level as — connected to him at the same level as we were before. but i really — level as we were before. but i really do _ level as we were before. but i really do hope that his family -et really do hope that his family get the — really do hope that his family get the space they need. it's heartbreaking to feel that connection is now gone, almost. an emotional interview with one soup of hand of one direction speaking to the bbc�*s nicky campbell. our music respondent has been gauging reaction from across the world.— across the world. there has been a huge _ across the world. there has been a huge outpouring - across the world. there has been a huge outpouring of. across the world. there has - been a huge outpouring of grief and distress as you can imagine after a popular singer dies at

such a young age. tributes have come in from harry styles' mother, his band—mate in one direction. he posted a photo of liam on instagram with three simple words, just a boy. others who knew him, dermot o'leary and ollie mears, former presenters of the x factor, talk about his love of music, hisjoy in performing and they called him humble, someone who wasn't affected or who didn't greedily take up all of the spoils of fame. they both said they were devastated by the news. as we've seen pictures from argentina outside the hotel where he died, where fans are lighting candles, sharing stories and sharing their grief. stories and sharing their arief. ~ . ~ ., stories and sharing their irief_ . ., ~' ., ., stories and sharing their arief. ., ~ ., ., ., , grief. what kind of an artist was liam — grief. what kind of an artist was liam payne _ grief. what kind of an artist was liam payne and - grief. what kind of an artist was liam payne and what i grief. what kind of an artist l was liam payne and what will his legacy be? for was liam payne and what will his legacy be?— his legacy be? for a manufactured - his legacy be? for a manufactured boy i his legacy be? for a - manufactured boy band, one

direction were kind of against the mould. a lot of those acts tend to be very polished, they don't step out of line. one direction were a bit more ramshackle. they didn't do complicated choreography because they said they went up to it. they write their own songs, liam payne in particular co—wrote about half of their last two albums. it made them seem more approachable, more human, more realthan seem more approachable, more human, more real than a lot of those manufactured bands. that is his legacy, he was someone he was able to reach out beyond the confines of the music industry that set him up into fame and a to people as a genuine human being. certainly, in my experiences of meeting him on red carpets and in interviews, he was always very humble, very sincere about his love of music and he had a huge amount of gratitude to the fans that had put him where he was. and obviously, they will be mourning him today, his family,

his mother, father, elder sisters and his young son bear who is to seven years old will be grief stricken by the news. let's speak to guardian journalist elle hunt, who interviewed liam for the paper ahead of his solo album. it's good to have you on the programme. talk us through what he was like when you met him in person. he was like when you met him in erson. ~ ., he was like when you met him in erson. . ., ., , person. when i met liam payne, this was five _ person. when i met liam payne, this was five years _ person. when i met liam payne, this was five years ago _ person. when i met liam payne, this was five years ago and - person. when i met liam payne, this was five years ago and it - this was five years ago and it was just before the release of his solo album. he was really riding the high of the success of the single under hugo boss underwear campaign. so, he was really feeling optimistic about the future and i got the sense he felt he had emerged out of the difficult transition period since the end of one direction and was finding his feet as a solo artist. i and was finding his feet as a solo artist.— and was finding his feet as a solo artist. i imagine his fans will be devastated. _ solo artist. i imagine his fans will be devastated. what - solo artist. i imagine his fans will be devastated. what are | will be devastated. what are you hearing from some of them?

that was how i first found out about the news, when it quickly spread from the one direction fan community. which despite the ban not having been together since 2016, remains very active and invested as we've seen today. i think with a death like this, it takes you back to the memories of when that music was everywhere and you were younger. for many of the one direction fans, the band was their first love and the loss of a member in this tragic and unexpected weight brings back a lot of feelings that are difficult to deal with. even if it wasn't in these kind of tragic circumstances. i these kind of tragic circumstances. i lived in uganda _ circumstances. i lived in uganda for _ circumstances. i lived in uganda for some - circumstances. i lived in uganda for some time l circumstances. i lived in i uganda for some time and circumstances. i lived in - uganda for some time and i remember my nieces all had posters of one direction, they love their songs. he really was a global superstar and that's really important to remember at this moment. really important to remember at this moment-— this moment. and i think what made 0ne _ this moment. and i think what made one direction _ this moment. and i think what made one direction particular|

made one direction particular unique was their eyes coincided with the rise of social media. so will they we've had phenomena of boy bands in the past, they were the first to have not only global attention on that scale but also the kind of sense of a relationship directly with their fans carried out on social media around the clock. we are seeing that play out today and the long tail of days influential relationships.— long tail of days influential relationships. long tail of days influential relationshi s. ., ., relationships. you mentioned he talked openly — relationships. you mentioned he talked openly about _ relationships. you mentioned he talked openly about some - relationships. you mentioned he talked openly about some of- relationships. you mentioned he talked openly about some of thej talked openly about some of the challenges he faced in his personal life. he was quite open about some of those issues. what impact did it have? ., , ,, ., issues. what impact did it have? ., , have? had the impression i came awa with have? had the impression i came away with from — have? had the impression i came away with from the _ have? had the impression i came away with from the interview - away with from the interview was how much pressure he had been under in the band. not only to make the performances and appearances, long hours spent in hotel rooms with nothing but a mini spent in hotel rooms with nothing buta mini barfor relief. but also the difficulty he had had in managing the relationships within the band.

he was put up by management to be the responsible one to keep the other boys in check and i don't think that necessarily made for an easy environment. as he said, they were different people, they were very young when they were cloistered together and given this immense responsibility. in and of itself that was a challenge to handle on top of fame.- itself that was a challenge to handle on top of fame. what you think his legacy _ handle on top of fame. what you think his legacy will— handle on top of fame. what you think his legacy will be? - handle on top of fame. what you think his legacy will be? i - think his legacy will be? i hope it will be a greater sense of responsibility for young people that we thrust into the public eye. obviously, one direction was born from the x factor and those programmes now have more attention on duty of care for their participants. we have a conversation around mental health that didn't exist in 2010 and more and more stars are talking about the pressure and the toll of being in the public eye. one direction sadly came at a time when they were sort of the canaries in the coal mine for that conversation and i hope in the coming days will see more reflection about

what more they could have done to support liam payne after the attention had turned away from hen. . ~ attention had turned away from hen. ., ~ , ., attention had turned away from hen. ., ~ i. ., attention had turned away from hen. ., ., , ., hen. thank you for sharing your thoughts- _ hen. thank you for sharing your thoughts. you _ hen. thank you for sharing your thoughts. you can _ hen. thank you for sharing your thoughts. you can always - hen. thank you for sharing your thoughts. you can always go i hen. thank you for sharing your thoughts. you can always go to | thoughts. you can always go to the bbc website on the bbc news app the bbc website on the bbc news app where we have a life page with all of the latest news and reaction that's coming in on liam payne's death. including the transcripts that reveal hotel workers at his hotel had concern for liam payne before his death. authorities in argentina say they are still investigating the circumstances and will have more of that on bbc news later in the programme and throughout the day. now onto politics. a number of cabinet ministers have written to the treasury to express concern about spending cuts to their departments, which could be included in the budget later this month. the chancellor, rachel reeves, is understood to be looking to raise £40 billion.

let's speak to our political correspondent. tell us what's going on. welcome yesterday was the day that the chancellor put her final treasury plan into the office for budget responsibility, which is the body that really checks that what the government is going to do makes sense on paper. and then yesterday we heard and overnight it was reported that three cabinet secretaries had written to the prime minister saying that they had concerns that in the desperate attempts for the government to find enough money in this budget, that it was going to cut their departments quite strictly. they are angela rayner who runs the housing, local government and communities department, louise haigh the transport secretary and shabana mahmoud who runs secretary and shabana mahmoud who