Police release details of incident at hotel where One Direction star Liam Payne died
Police were called by hotel staff who requested 'urgent help'.
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Lewis Stevenson, 26, plunged from Castilla-La Mancha bridge in Talavera de la Reina.
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Buenos Aires police have confirmed the pop star fell from the third floor of a hotel.
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Decision to rename Petone to Pito one referred to minister
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Trains halted after seal found on tracks
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Firearms and fake grenades: Avsec seizes almost 900 banned items monthly
Unions argue that outsourcing security could lower standards and compromise safety.
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Rare Antarctic penguin spotted in Petone, thousands of kilometres away from home
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Watch: Residents duck for cover as truck explodes on Napier street
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Watch: Death in overcrowded ED waiting room – 'Dad fell through the cracks in a broken system'
A coroner's report said the delays Tony Knott faced were 'relevant' to his death.
'Once in a lifetime': Kiwis have chance to see comet reappearing after 80,000 years
The best chance to see the comet would be to leave the city and head west.
Risk of thunderstorms, hail for parts of NZ tomorrow
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Gun crime rising in Auckland; majority of offences involve illegally owned firearms
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Ute smashes through wall of home, driver taken to hospital
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Solar tsunamis: New Zealand plans for potential ‘major infrastructure failure’
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Kiwi and husband huddled in closet as Hurricane Milton tore through
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Auckland man charged after bus driver's neck slashed
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'Covered in blood': Taxi driver stabbed, goes to McDonald’s for help
An Auckland woman appeared in court this morning charged over the assault.
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