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Liam Payne’s distraught school friends have shared their sadness over the singer’s death at the age of 31, describing the news as a “shock to the system”. The One Direction star died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday after falling from a third-floor hotel room. The death of the 31-year-old from Wolverhampton, who first found fame in 2011 after participating in The X Factor, was announced on Wednesday. Described as “bubbly” and “full of energy”, Payne’s school friends said the news was like a “kick in the stomach” as they paid tribute to their childhood pal. Payne had been attending the …

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