Michael Buerk slams BBC for coverage of ‘drugged up faded boy band singer’ Liam Payne in Radio 4 interview

Veteran foreign correspondent Michael Buerk has expressed his disapproval of the BBC’s extensive coverage of Liam Payne’s death.

Payne rose to fame as a member of One Direction, one of the most popular boy bands in history.

The hotel employee told the operator that emergency services were needed “urgently,” noting that the hotel room had a balcony.