king charles and queen camilla have arrived in a rain—soaked australia ahead of a six day visit to the country. the couple will spend their first full day of the scaled—back tour, resting, as the king continues his recovery from cancer. this update from our senior royal correspondent daniela relph, contains flashing images. well, the weather has slightly improved since the arrival of the king and queen last night in torrential rain here in sydney. we watched the queen, rather cautiously and tentatively, walking down those steps of the aircraft in some pretty terrible weather. and it is an unusual start to this royal tour because it begins with a day off, and that is really unusual. royal tours normally kick in really quickly once the members of the royalfamily

are on the ground in the country they are visiting, but that isn't the case this time. there is a day off built in today, and it is a reminder that this is a king and queen heading into their late 70s, and they have been given this day off to recover after the long journey from london. it is also, of course, a nod to the fact that the king is still unwell. he has cancer, he is still undergoing cancer treatment and this whole tour has been put together on doctor's orders, under medical advice. so a day off today — the couple are resting at admiralty house, the official residence of the governor general here in sydney, and we will see them for the first time officially here tomorrow on sunday morning, when the king and queen will go to church. but what we did see last night to mark their arrival here in australia was the lighting up of the sails of the opera house, with images from past royal tours, times that the king, then as prince of wales, visited australia over the years dating back to 1966.

and that projection onto the opera house came with a message from the king and queen, saying that they were excited to be here in australia to celebrate the country's communities and culture. the father of liam payne has visited the hotel in argentina's capital, buenos aires — where the former one direction singerfell to his death from a balcony on wednesday. although the family had asked for privacy, his father s journey was tracked by local argentine tv. fans formed a barrier between mr payne and photographers, as he spent some time taking in the tributes outside the hotel, reading letters and pausing around flowers, photographs and candles. his visit comes after the singer's family said they were "heartbroken" following the death, adding, "liam will forever live in our hearts and we'll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul." now on bbc news, following the death of liam payne, ione wells in buenos aires reports on the events leading up to it and hears from his fans, friends and family

as they come to terms with their tragic loss. and a warning the programme contains flashing images. # you're insecure. # don't know what for. liam payne, one direction star. the whole street would have to be shut down by police because all the fans would be outside screaming. how are you feeling over there? they were worldwide i known and just so very, very famous and successful. killed in a fall from a hotel balcony, he was just 31 years old. i needed to be here, to be present and know this is real. he had been open about his personal struggles. fame can look so glamorous, but it can really take its toll. a tragedy for liam, his family and all who knew him and admired him. i never thought we would have

to say goodbye to him so soon. a lot of fans have said that they now feel as though a part of themselves has died. their childhood and their innocence. october 16th, 202a. police are called to the hotel in argentina where liam payne was staying. it's 5:04 pm.

emergency services reached the hotel in minutes. liam payne had fallen from a third floor balcony. a short while later his body was taken from the scene. hotel staff found liam payne's room in a state of total disorder, with several things broken. they also found the drug clonazepam, which is sometimes used to treat anxiety disorders, as well as a range

of over—the—counter medications. police say that an initial post—mortem suggests liam payne died from multiple traumas, internal and external bleeding, as a result of his fall. the next day, police said they were looking into substances found inside the bedroom that, at first glance, looked like narcotics. my reaction when i first heard the news was sadness because he's incredibly young, 31 years of age. my reaction was probably like many people, shock. it's very sad news. the thoughts immediately go to the family, to his young son. we are here in argentina. it is such a beautiful day out. liam had flown to buenos aires with his girlfriend kate cassidy. they were there to watch a concert by his former bandmate, niall horan. # ifind it so hard tojust keep it simple... liam remained in the country while kate flew home.

wherever he travelled, liam was followed by fans and seen on social media almost daily. he was filmed with fans in the hours before his death. today, we ride. erm, we're going to ride some horses. when this social media post was released, there was no sign at all of the disaster to come. fans gathered to mourn at the hotel. there was shock and disbelief. i needed to be here, to be present and know this is real. to know this is real. i didn't expect this at all, and i needed to leave it in present and. and ifound that i'm not the only one and i'm not alone.

and i have people to share this feeling, that grief and pain and love. when i read about this, like my heart stopped for a second. i couldn't believe it. and like, i felt really saddened by the news. i can't believe that just a few weeks before i was at niall's| concert and liam was| dancing the macarena and that now this happened. i just. . .i just can't believe. we're hearing reports that a former member of one direction, liam payne, has died after falling from the third floor. when the rest of the world woke up to the news of liam's death, tributes started pouring in from far and wide. the band were all so lovely always, but liam was

kind of the the grown up one in the group, the wise one, and i can't bear that this is where liam's story has ended. for liam's family, the news was devastating. we are heartbroken. they said liam will forever live in our hearts and we'll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul. we are supporting each other the best we can as a family and ask for privacy and space at this awful time. liam's former band mates posted a joint statement. they said they were completely devastated by the news of his passing. they went on — in time and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say, but for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly. the memories we shared with him will be treasured forever. i think we all feel incredibly kind of invested in one direction. we watched them enter the x factor as solo artists. as teenagers, we watched them get formed into a group and then every week

in the competition and people were voting for them, and we kind of feel part of their success, i think. so it just felt like a real shock. but away from the tributes, there was an underlying question as to why liam's life should end here atjust 31 years old. liam was very open about his addiction issues and his problems with alcohol. he appeared on the diary of a ceo podcast in 2021, and he spoke out about when he realised he had a problem. he said he looked back at old photos and he appeared bloated and his appearance was different. there's some stuff that i've definitely like never, never spoken about to do with it that was really, really, really severe. and it was a problem. and it was only until i saw myself after that i was like, right, i need to fix myself. there was a few pictures of me on a boat and i'm all like, bloated out and i call it pills and booze face. 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, whilst — in the room. minibar. so at a certain point ithought, well, i'm

going to have a party for one. and thatjust seemed to carry on throughout many years of my life. and then you look back how long you've been drinking and stuff. you're like, jesus christ, that's a long time. i think it would be too simplistic to say that addiction goes in hand in hand with fame, but i do think that one of the things we see is that people who already have some vulnerabilities might struggle more with fame, and then when addiction comes into it, the difficulty is that somebody who has incredible wealth, incredible access, unfortunately, doesn't get those boundaries that many people do that naturally tempers that kind of behaviour. and it's also really hard for people to reach out, because if you are incredibly famous, it's very difficult to walk into a doctor's surgery or go and see a clinical psychologist and say, "i'm struggling". this is like kind of attached to it. his behaviour in recent social media posts prompted concern among his fans that he had become unstable. sorry. i'm dancing. wait. come back.

bye! i think one of the real problems with being a pop star, or any kind of really highly famous person, is that actually, it's not all it's cracked up to be. there's a lot of loneliness. there's a lot of very sort of, um, you know, living in hotel rooms. you're not around your friends and family. so those people who might temper your behaviour or might challenge you and say, "hey, i'm worried about you, or i'm worried about the amount you're drinking" are not there. days before his death, it was widely reported that liam's ex—fiancee, the us model maya henry, had started legal proceedings. her lawyers allege that liam had sent unsolicited, intimate videos of himself to her and others, and they warned him not to pass on pictures he may have of her. liam did not respond publicly to the allegations. liam had a number of high profile relationships with celebrity women. between 2016 and 2018, his partner was girls aloud singer cheryl. the couple had a son, bear, in 2017. in 2019, he briefly dated

the supermodel naomi campbell. # i don't wanna be broke when i d—i—e. # wanna be livin it up. in the same year, he released his debut solo album, lp1. it attracted mixed reviews. i think when any band or anyone who works in the public eye has separated from someone that they're previously known to work with, they cannot help but compare their success to these other previous people they've worked with. and even though they might have affection and support for one another, there's still that element of self esteem wrapped up in yourwork and yourfandom. so we see this quite a lot, with people comparing things like the number of people who are following them on social media. that becomes this metric to look at. # fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars # and let me see what spring is like

onjupiter and mars. liam payne's rise to stardom began with the tv programme x factor. liam first auditioned for the x factor when he was 1a. he didn't make it through the audition. simon cowell said to him, go away, finish school, keep practising and come back. and he did. the expectation was that this is an opportunity and you have to grab it by buy everything that you have. so contestants would audition. the days would be incredibly long. they wouldn't have much chance to talk with family and friends, because if they made it past the audition stage, then they all got to live in a house together. and that was intense because they'd be off to photo calls and interviews, as well as practising for the lives that were on the saturday. so it was a really intense, micromanaged schedule. what are you going to sing today? i'm going to sing cry me a river. i he came back at 16 and re auditioned, and then was put in the band with the other boys

to form one direction. # and now you say you're lonely # you cried the whole night through # well, you can cry me a river # cry me a river # i cried a river over you..# they were all very, very young boys. they were 16, 17, boisterous, constantly play—fighting, taking the mick out of each other. and it was hard sometimes to get them to settle down and do an interview. but liam actually was the one that stood out quite differently from all the rest. he was the one that took those interviews really seriously. every person develops during their teenage years and it's a really key time to your future development of your personality, everything. so you're taking a lot of feedback from the

people around you. now, when those people around you are fans, millions of fans, but also management companies, people who have a vested interest in sort of fluffing you up, that can really mess with your self—perception. one direction released five studio albums. they won a string of awards. it's incredible. i mean, we can't believe we've come over to the us, and you know, we've got fans waiting outside our hotel and stuff. it's unbelievable. we never expected anything like this. we just found out this is number six, that we've won over the time we've been doing this, which is amazing. when we used to interview them, we'd get to the building and already the whole street would have to be shut down by police because all the fans would be outside screaming. you just can't overstate that level of success. they catapulted into the world after x factor. they broke america. they broke the global market. they made millions. they racked up billions of streams. they had four world tours. they became millionaires as a result of their work. they got awards.

they got brit awards, mtv awards. they were worldwide known. and just so very, very famous and successful. # you like midnight driving with the windows down.... one direction�*s success undoubtedly came with huge pressure. the schedule of anything like a world tour is absolutely insane. the amount of travel, the constant changing of location. the fact that you're kind of stuck with this small group of people and you're dependent on getting on with them because they're your band mates, so any problems you have, they're kind of stuck within that scenario as well. so there's not really a time to decompress or to step away to get that kind of moderation of your emotional experience. so i think it does become a real pressure cooker. now, let's talk more about one direction, because fans might be reeling from reports in the sun newspaper today that they're splitting up next year. there's no official comment from the group yet.

in 2016, the band went on an extended hiatus. they called it an extended hiatus, i think, to - avoid the word split - or break—up to try and soften the blow for fans. i hate it so much. it's just so devastating and heartbreaking. so i don't think there's ever a question or not whether we're going to come back. ithink, you know, we've just been working very hard for the last five years, and we just need a bit of time to kind of regroup, i guess _ otherwise i feel like we'll lose sight of it. liam talked publicly about how tensions within the group had on at least one occasion, sparked a physical confrontation. i think it was well known within the band that i don't like taking at a certain point. i made it very obvious. i'm not going to tell you how. um, and there was one moment where there was an argument backstage and someone, one member in particular threw me up a wall. so i said to him, if you don't remove those hands, there's a high likelihood you'll never use them again.

with the rate at which they were going for world tours, 70 million albums sold, movies about them, documentaries about them and theirfans. it was an intense schedule, and i don't know how most people, let alone young people, could cope with that level of scrutiny and work all the time personally. in 2020, liam wrote a letter to his ten—year old self. he read it aloud on bbc radio 1. you are now famous and it feels like you've peaked way too early, you cocky little hugger. but you've barely even started yet. take it down a notch and remember it's a marathon, not a sprint. you'll have the most amazing time of your life. travel the world and live a life you barely imagined. then it will end for a while and you will be left with nothing but the steering wheel. it will feel scary, like you're alone, but you are not. there's been an outpouring of grief from fans. they've been sharing posts online. one direction fans have always called themselves the directioners, and they really built this online

community that was kind of like nothing else that had come before, and they've now reunited. they've been leaning on each other for support. a lot of them have had vigils. there was a vigil outside the hotel where liam died, and they were singing one direction songs, lighting candles, and it's very much brought the community back together again as they deal with this grief. one direction may have been the last boy band to truly achieve global superstar status, and as part of that, liam payne's life was always under the spotlight. we may never know all the details about what led to his death here in buenos aires, but we do know from the outpouring of grief that we've seen that this is notjust deeply affected his friends and family, but his many fans around the world, too. if you have been affected by some of the issues raised in this film, details of help and support

are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline. let's speak to mark aston now who is the founder of shield of stars — an organisation that works to improve welfare for artists in the music industry. it was sobering to watch that documentary, wasn't it? and one ofthe documentary, wasn't it? and one of the things _ documentary, wasn't it? and one of the things that _ documentary, wasn't it? and one of the things that comes - documentary, wasn't it? and one of the things that comes out - documentary, wasn't it? and one of the things that comes out is i of the things that comes out is just how younger liam payne was when he entered notjust

stardom, but mega, super stardom. the organisation is all about working with people to protect them from, i guess, the dangers of drugs and addiction and some of the things we know liam payne struggled with. when you watch that and hear from the people in that documentary, what do you think?— you think? look, it's tragic and it's dark _ you think? look, it's tragic and it's dark and _ you think? look, it's tragic and it's dark and and - you think? look, it's tragic and it's dark and and more j you think? look, it's tragic - and it's dark and and more than anything, it'sjust sad. liam was not a client of ours anything, it's just sad. liam was not a client of ours and anything, it'sjust sad. liam was not a client of ours and i wish he was because we might have been able to help him. but you are right, it's generally children that are exposed to this, young adults thrust into the public eye and have all of the public eye and have all of the pressures and challenges to navigate with very little support. when i started looking at this year ago and i've been through the industry myself. i was a singer in a band who toured the world so i know first—hand what it is like. and

when we were playing and touring, there were two people i lost to suicide that took their own lives because of the isolation and pressure and a complete lack of support and for me nothing has changed and we are still in the same position and as tragic as it is” position and as tragic as it is,, is to focus on the solutions, because they are quite easy. solutions, because they are quite easy-— quite easy. let me ask you about the _ quite easy. let me ask you about the solutions, - quite easy. let me ask you about the solutions, but i quite easy. let me ask you about the solutions, but in j quite easy. let me ask you - about the solutions, but in the context of what you learned from what you are saying where your experiences touring the world when you are in a band. what were the pitfalls and challenges you faced personally that you want to overcome for other people? we that you want to overcome for other people?— that you want to overcome for other people? we won a tour bus or seven days a — other people? we won a tour bus or seven days a week _ other people? we won a tour bus or seven days a week with - other people? we won a tour bus or seven days a week with six - or seven days a week with six or seven days a week with six orseven or seven days a week with six or seven people that you don't necessarily want to spend 2a seven of your life with these people but you have to, because it is the job and you have

hours and hours with nothing to do and you are away from your friends and families and you haven't got a support network, especially when you are on tour and it becomes this vacuum you have to exist in five sometimes if you have a manager or someone interested with some skills and tools to help you or be a mental, but generally, those people don't have those tools. so all we are trying to do is bring together a bunch of specialist that have lived experience in the creative industries and understand you need challenges and pressures that are unlike any other industry, i think. that are unlike any other industry, ithink. and instead of itjust being mental health or occasionally speaking to a therapist, it's the whole package. you need to have nutritional advice and you need

to have fitness advice, therapy, a mental. we need to have the tools the grounding so you don't rely on alcohol and drugs, breathing techniques, meditation, all of the holistic tools which is what we bring to the table and build the packages around artist based on what they struggled with and what they struggled with and what they struggled with and what they need.— what they struggled with and what they need. mark, i think ou what they need. mark, i think you have _ what they need. mark, i think you have seen _ what they need. mark, i think you have seen the _ what they need. mark, i think you have seen the same - what they need. mark, i think you have seen the same clip i you have seen the same clip that many of us have seen where liam payne is talking about being in a hotel room and the mini bar being there and there is nothing else to do. what else do you do? one of the challenges, all of the things you say you put in place, they can exist, but if artists go on tour, they are still in that bubble. ~ . , , bubble. which is why you need somebody. _ bubble. which is why you need somebody, amend _ bubble. which is why you need somebody, amend tour, - bubble. which is why you need - somebody, amend tour, somebody that hasn't got an agenda because normally everyone around you, when you become successful and famous have an

agenda and that agenda is always financially based. they will keep you working and busy and keep you on stage so you keep making money and it is a business, and that is fine, and i get it but if we're going to put these people, these vulnerable artists, usually, creative, vulnerable people into the lions den, why wouldn't you protect them and give them a team of people around them to keep them healthy and well? because guess what, if you do that you can work harder and longer and make you more money because they are happier and healthier.— happier and healthier. well, mark aston, _ happier and healthier. well, mark aston, thank - happier and healthier. well, mark aston, thank you - happier and healthier. well, mark aston, thank you so i happier and healthier. well, - mark aston, thank you so much, founder of shield of stars, thanks for sharing your personal experiences and some of the possible solutions and of the possible solutions and of course it really is a tragic story and there will be a lot of questions people continue to ask. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear hello there. a relatively quiet start to our weekend, but the story is certainly set to deteriorate

as we move into sunday. we have our first named storm of the season, storm ashley. now this is going to be dominated by the strength of the winds, widespread gales across the country, severe gales likely into western scotland. so the met office has already issued an amber warning for the strength of the winds. that means that there is certainly going to be the risk of some disruption as that storm moves through. it really intensifies during the early hours of sunday morning. these frontal systems will bring some heavy rain, but the strongest of the winds to the southern flank of that low. more on that in just a moment. for the here and now, though, we have seen some rain today. it's moving its way steadily eastwards and it's allowing for an improvement. but we've still got some rain to clear away from lincolnshire, east anglia and south east england. it will do so during the early hours of the afternoon, and then we'll have some sunny spells coming through and it will feel quite pleasant out there in the sunshine. a few scattered sharp showers in scotland, here with 13 degrees to the west, but we could see highs of 17 celsius, 63 fahrenheit, in south east

england. clear skies will be replaced through the night from the west, though, as that storm's set to arrive. a spell of very heavy rain moving its way into northern ireland and into western fringes of scotland by dawn tomorrow morning. and just look at these temperatures. a very mild start for this stage in october. but here is storm ashley, then rain sweeping its way steadily east and the strongest of the winds tucking in behind this low as it continues to move to the northwest of the uk. so yes, we will see a spell of heavy rain sweeping its way eastwards, but once it does so, quite a clearance behind that's going to allow for some sunshine to come through closest to the centre of the low. a frequent rash of showers piling in here. again, gale force gusts of winds quite widely across the country, with the strongest of the winds out to the west. but because the wind direction is coming from a southwesterly in the sunshine once again, it is still going to feel warm. we could see 18 or 19 degrees —

the overall high. pleased to say storm ashley eases out of the way. a ridge of high pressure is set to build monday into tuesday. a quieter, sunnier spell of weather and we will be able to go out and pick up all those leaves. take care. live from london, this is bbc news. a spokesperson for the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a drone was launched towards his home in northern israel. he was not there at the time, and there were no casualties. hamas authorities say 11 people have been killed in al maghazi in northern gaza. it comes after 33 are said to have died friday in the jabalia refugee camp, where israel says hamas is regrouping. questions for the metropolitan police over its handling of accusations made against mohammed al fayed. should the harrods owner have faced criminal charges before he died? and liam payne's father reads tributes outside the hotel in argentina

where the one direction star died. donald trump and kamala harris both campaign in the key battleground state of michigan on the penultimate weekend before the us presidential election. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. we start with the latest on the war in the middle east. a spokesperson for israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a drone has been launched towards his home in the northern town of caesarea. these pictures show police outside the building on saturday morning. there's no sign of damage, but it's not clear exactly where the drone may have landed. neither mr netanyahu nor any member of his family was in the vicinity of the building at the time, and there are no reports of casualties. earlier, the israeli military said that three drones had been fired into israel from lebanon. two were intercepted,

but one was reported to have carried on, and it's thought that was the one which hit